Charron, Creuse

Charron
Charron
Administration
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Auzances
Intercommunality	Auzances-Bellegarde
Mayor	Jean-Michel Ribière (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	390–705 m (1,280–2,313 ft) (avg. 520 m/1,710 ft)
Land area1	30.11 km2 (11.63 sq mi)
Population2	238  (2008)
- Density	8 /km2 (21 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23054/ 23700
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°03′38″N 2°33′49″E / 46.0605555556°N 2.56361111111°E / 46.0605555556; 2.56361111111

Charron 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 by the banks of the river Pampeluze, the border with the department of Allier, some 21 miles (34 km) northeast of Aubusson at the junctions of the D4a, D511 and the D998 roads.

Population

Historical population of Charron, Creuse

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
424	469	405	349	281	226	238

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Charron on the Quid website (French)