Chamborand
Appearance
Chamborand | |
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Coordinates: 46°09′24″N 1°34′23″E / 46.1567°N 1.5731°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Guéret |
Canton | Le Grand-Bourg |
Intercommunality | CC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Lebon[1] |
Area 1 | 11.18 km2 (4.32 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 244 |
• Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 23047 /23240 |
Elevation | 340–479 m (1,115–1,572 ft) (avg. 426 m or 1,398 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Chamborand (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃bɔʁɑ̃]; Occitan: Chamboran) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
[edit]A village of farming, forestry, streams and lakes situated some 15 miles (24 km) west of Guéret, at the junction of the D4, D49 and the D10 roads.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 239 | — |
1968 | 310 | +29.7% |
1975 | 283 | −8.7% |
1982 | 277 | −2.1% |
1990 | 266 | −4.0% |
1999 | 237 | −10.9% |
2008 | 234 | −1.3% |
Sights
[edit]- The church of St. Martial, dating from the fifteenth century.
- Remains of a castle dating from the twelfth century, including the motte and a donjon.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- A website about Chamborand (in French)
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