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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Charroux
Commune
The church of Saint-Sulpice, in CharrouxThe church of Saint-Sulpice, in Charroux
Coat of arms of CharrouxCoat of arms
Location of Charroux
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Coordinates: 46°08′43″N 0°24′16″E / 46.1453°N 0.4044°E / 46.1453; 0.4044
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentVienne
ArrondissementChâtellerault
CantonCivray
IntercommunalityCivraisien en Poitou
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrice Bosseboeuf
Area44.29 km (17.10 sq mi)
Population1,046
 • Density24/km (61/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code86061 /86250
Elevation115–178 m (377–584 ft)
(avg. 165 m or 541 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Charroux (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁu]) is a commune in the Vienne department, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, western France.

The remains of the Benedictine Charroux Abbey, founded in the 8th century, are preserved in the town. Said to be the site of the council of Charroux in 989 where the bishops of Aquitaine met to protect the immunity of the clergy and suggested that the church should guarantee that the poor might live in peace.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,621—    
1975 1,644+0.20%
1982 1,552−0.82%
1990 1,428−1.04%
1999 1,320−0.87%
2007 1,185−1.34%
2012 1,184−0.02%
2017 1,136−0.82%
Source: INSEE

See also

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.
  3. Head, Thomas. "The Development of the Peace of God in Aquitaine (970-1005)", Speculum 74, no. 3 (Jul., 1999): p. 656
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Communes of the Vienne department


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