Charmeil

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Charmeil
Church
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Charmeil is located in France
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Location within Auvergne region
Charmeil is located in Auvergne
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Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Vichy
Canton Vichy-1
Intercommunality Vichy Val d'Allier
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Franck Gonzales[1]
Area1 7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 790
 • Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 03060 / 03110
Elevation 243–311 m (797–1,020 ft)
(avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Charmeil is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Geography

Accessible by departemental roads 6 and 27, Charmeil is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of Vichy, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Saint-Rémy-en-Rollat, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Vendat, and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Bellerive-sur-Allier.

A weather station is located on the site of the airport, elevation: 249 metres (817 ft).

Administration

List of successive mayors:

  • 2001-2014: Andrée-Claude Petillat
  • 2014-current: Franck Gonzales[1]

Population

Demography

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 289 —    
1968 306 +5.9%
1975 363 +18.6%
1982 562 +54.8%
1990 564 +0.4%
1999 609 +8.0%
2008 723 +18.7%
2012 790 +9.3%

Economy

Charmeil has a commercial area with signs: Mr Bricolage, Jardiland, a Gifi store, Lidl, a Chinese restaurant and local merchants.

Culture and Heritage

  • Charmeil Castle, which was the summer residence of Marshal Philippe Pétain in 1943 and which was held including a secret meeting between Pierre Laval and the advisor of German Rudolf Rahn embassy minister in August 1942.
  • Church
  • Boutiron bridge

See also

References

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