Charron, Creuse

Charron
Commune
Location of Charron
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Coordinates: 46°03′38″N 2°33′49″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Auzances
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Émilie Bouchet[1]
Area ^1	30.11 km^2 (11.63 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	194
• Density	6.4/km^2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23054 /23700
Elevation	390–705 m (1,280–2,313 ft) (avg. 520 m or 1,710 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Charron (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁɔ̃] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Charoms) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine 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

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	424	—
1968	469	+10.6%
1975	405	−13.6%
1982	349	−13.8%
1990	281	−19.5%
1999	226	−19.6%
2008	238	+5.3%

Sights

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

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.