Le Chauchet

Le Chauchet
Commune
Location of Le Chauchet
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Le Chauchet is located in France
Le Chauchet
Le Chauchet
Le Chauchet is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Le Chauchet
Le Chauchet
Coordinates: 46°06′30″N 2°20′04″E / 46.1083°N 2.3344°E / 46.1083; 2.3344
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonGouzon
IntercommunalityCC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Monteil[1]
Area
1
10.62 km2 (4.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
105
 • Density9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23058 /23130
Elevation390–515 m (1,280–1,690 ft)
(avg. 480 m or 1,570 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Chauchet (French pronunciation: [lə ʃoʃɛ]; Occitan: Lo Chauchèt) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated on the eastern side of the valley of the river Tardes, some 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Aubusson, near the junction of the D6 and the D993 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962187—    
1968184−1.6%
1975154−16.3%
1982130−15.6%
1990104−20.0%
1999104+0.0%
2008105+1.0%
2021103−1.9%

Sights

  • The eighteenth-century church.
  • A medieval bridge over the Tardes.

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.
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