Châtelard, Creuse

Châtelard (French pronunciation: [ʃatlaʁ]; Occitan: Chastelar) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Châtelard
Commune
Location of Châtelard
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Coordinates: 45°57′54″N 2°28′08″E / 45.965°N 2.4689°E / 45.965; 2.4689
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Auzances
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Muriel Cotentin née Lebour^[1]
Area ^1	2.42 km^2 (0.93 sq mi)
Population  (2021)^[2]	30
• Density	12/km^2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23055 /23700
Elevation	597–726 m (1,959–2,382 ft) (avg. 503 m or 1,650 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The smallest commune of the department; a farming village situated some 13 miles (21 km) east of Aubusson on the D27a road.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	48	—
1968	38	−20.8%
1975	30	−21.1%
1982	23	−23.3%
1990	35	+52.2%
1999	39	+11.4%
2008	34	−12.8%

Sights

• The chapel, rebuilt in the twentieth century.
• A menhir, the Pierre du Loup (wolf stone), in the forest.

Personalities

 

Jean-Francois Jamot

• Jean-Francois Jamot (1828–1886) was born here. He became the first bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

 

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