Charron | |
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Commune | |
Coordinates: 46°03′38″N 2°33′49″E / 46.0606°N 2.5636°ECoordinates: 46°03′38″N 2°33′49″E / 46.0606°N 2.5636°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Aubusson |
Canton | Auzances |
Intercommunality | CC Chénérailles, Auzances/Bellegarde et Haut Pays Marchois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Michel Ribière |
Area1 | 30.11 km2 (11.63 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 238 |
• Density | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
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 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.
Charron is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
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.