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Charmeil

Coordinates: 46°09′44″N 3°23′38″E / 46.1622°N 3.3939°E / 46.1622; 3.3939
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Charmeil
Church
Church
Location of Charmeil
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Charmeil is located in France
Charmeil
Charmeil
Charmeil is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Charmeil
Charmeil
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[1]
Area
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7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
987
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
03060 /03110
Elevation243–311 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.

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

Geography

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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).

Administration

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List of successive mayors:

  • 2001-2014: Andrée-Claude Petillat
  • 2014-current: Franck Gonzales[3]

Population

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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[4]

Economy

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

Culture and Heritage

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  • 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[5])

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  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.