Chéniers

Chéniers
Chéniers
Administration
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Bonnat
Intercommunality	Deux Vallées
Mayor	Gilles Gaudon (2001–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	230–384 m (750–1,260 ft) (avg. 277 m/909 ft)
Land area1	34.9 km2 (13.5 sq mi)
Population2	567  (2008)
- Density	16 /km2 (41 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23062/ 23220
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 46°21′06″N 1°49′42″E / 46.3516666667°N 1.82833333333°E / 46.3516666667; 1.82833333333

Chéniers is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated in the valley of the Petite Creuse river, some 12 miles (19 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D46 and the D48 roads.

Population

Historical population of Chéniers

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
726	837	706	684	631	583	567

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• A restored watermill at the hamlet of Piot.
• The remains of a feudal castle at Monty.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Chéniers on the Quid website (French)