Chard, Creuse

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Chard
Chard is located in France
Chard
Chard
<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Location within Limousin region
Chard is located in Limousin
Chard
Chard
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Auzances
Intercommunality Auzances-Bellegarde
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Serge Perrier
Area1 14.12 km2 (5.45 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 197
 • Density 14/km2 (36/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 23053 / 23700
Elevation 577–776 m (1,893–2,546 ft)
(avg. 650 m or 2,130 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.

Chard is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated by the banks of the river Cher,some 15 miles (24 km) east of Aubusson on the D27 road.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 257 —    
1968 282 +9.7%
1975 261 −7.4%
1982 215 −17.6%
1990 204 −5.1%
1999 173 −15.2%
2008 197 +13.9%

Sights

  • A Roman villa.
  • The church, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The fifteenth century castle of Chard.

See also

References

External links

<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>