Chard, Creuse

Chard
Commune
Chard
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Chard
Coordinates: 45°56′43″N 2°28′41″E / 45.9453°N 2.4781°E / 45.9453; 2.4781Coordinates: 45°56′43″N 2°28′41″E / 45.9453°N 2.4781°E / 45.9453; 2.4781
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Auzances
Intercommunality CC Chénérailles, Auzances/Bellegarde et Haut Pays Marchois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Serge Perrier
Area1 14.12 km2 (5.45 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 197
 • Density 14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
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 Nouvelle-Aquitaine 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
YearPop.±%
1962257—    
1968282+9.7%
1975261−7.4%
1982215−17.6%
1990204−5.1%
1999173−15.2%
2008197+13.9%

Sights

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

See also

References


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