Charrais

Charrais
Charrais
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Charrais
Coordinates: 46°42′19″N 0°13′24″E / 46.7053°N 0.2233°E / 46.7053; 0.2233Coordinates: 46°42′19″N 0°13′24″E / 46.7053°N 0.2233°E / 46.7053; 0.2233
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Poitiers
Canton	Migné-Auxances
Area1	14.63 km2 (5.65 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	495
• Density	34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	86060 /86170
Elevation	98–137 m (322–449 ft) (avg. 132 m or 433 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Charrais is a former commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Saint Martin la Pallu.