Chamborand

Chamborand
Chamborand
	Commune
	The landscape around Chamborand
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Chamborand Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region Chamborand
	Coordinates: 46°09′24″N 1°34′23″E / 46.1567°N 1.5731°ECoordinates: 46°09′24″N 1°34′23″E / 46.1567°N 1.5731°E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Le Grand-Bourg
Intercommunality	CC Monts et Vallées Ouest Creuse
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Thomas Bernard
Area1	11.18 km2 (4.32 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	234
• Density	21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23047 /23240
Elevation	340–479 m (1,115–1,572 ft) ; (avg. 426 m or 1,398 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.

Chamborand is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A village of farming, forestry, streams and lakes situated some 15 miles (24 km) west of Guéret, at the junction of the D4, D49 and the D10 roads.

The church of St. Martial, dating from the fifteenth century.
Remains of a castle dating from the twelfth century, including the motte and a donjon.

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