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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Charmeil
Commune
ChurchChurch
Location of Charmeil
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Coordinates: 46°09′44″N 3°23′38″E / 46.1622°N 3.3939°E / 46.1622; 3.3939
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAllier
ArrondissementVichy
CantonVichy-1
IntercommunalityCA Vichy Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Franck Gonzales
Area7.4 km (2.9 sq mi)
Population967
 • Density130/km (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code03060 /03110
Elevation243–311 m (797–1,020 ft)
(avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Charmeil (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁmɛj]; Occitan: Chalmelh) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Geography

Accessible by departmental 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).

  • The D 27 road from Vendat D 27 from Vendat
  • D 27 road from Boutiron bridge D 27 from Boutiron bridge

Administration

List of successive mayors:

  • 2001-2014: Andrée-Claude Petillat
  • 2014-current: Franck Gonzales

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 306—    
1975 363+2.47%
1982 562+6.44%
1990 564+0.04%
1999 609+0.86%
2009 723+1.73%
2014 856+3.43%
2020 1,039+3.28%
Source: INSEE

Economy

Charmeil has a commercial area with signs: Mr Bricolage, Jardiland, a GiFi store, Lidl, 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 (on departmental road 27, between Charmeil and Creuzier-le-Vieux, Monument historique since 2021)

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. "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier (avec maire, arrondissement et canton)" [Nominative list of communes of Allier (with mayor, arrondissement and canton)] (PDF). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier. 1 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. "3eme trimestre 2021 - Découvrez les protections au titre des monuments historiques en Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Creuzier-le-Vieux (Allier) : pont Boutiron" [3rd term 2021 - Discover protections for historical monuments in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Creuzier-le-Vieux, Allier: Boutiron bridge]. culture.gouv.fr (in French). French Ministry of Culture. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
Communes of the Allier department


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