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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Pontcharraud
Commune
Location of Pontcharraud
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Coordinates: 45°51′54″N 2°16′19″E / 45.865°N 2.2719°E / 45.865; 2.2719
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonAuzances
IntercommunalityCC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Éric d'Hulster
Area9.56 km (3.69 sq mi)
Population83
 • Density8.7/km (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code23156 /23260
Elevation571–700 m (1,873–2,297 ft)
(avg. 580 m or 1,900 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pontcharraud (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ʃaʁo]; Occitan: Pontcharreu) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry, lakes and streams comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of the river Rozeille, some 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D10, D18 and the D21 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962135—    
1968156+15.6%
1975137−12.2%
1982146+6.6%
1990127−13.0%
199997−23.6%
200885−12.4%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the fourteenth century.
  • The Pont de Rouzeline, an ancient stone bridge over the river.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
Communes of the Creuse department


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