Charny, Côte-d'Or
| Charny | ||
|---|---|---|
| Commune | ||
 The church in Charny | ||
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  Charny Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region  Charny | ||
| Coordinates: 47°20′15″N 4°25′46″E / 47.3375°N 4.4294°ECoordinates: 47°20′15″N 4°25′46″E / 47.3375°N 4.4294°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Côte-d'Or | |
| Arrondissement | Montbard | |
| Canton | Semur-en-Auxois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Serge Gailhou | |
| Area1 | 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 33 | |
| • Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21147 /21350 | |
| Elevation |
342–567 m (1,122–1,860 ft) (avg. 518 m or 1,699 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Charny is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
History
On 16 September 1911, Edouard Nieuport, racing pilot and airplane designer, dies a day after an airplane accident while landing at the Military Aerodrome in Charny in bad weather.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 50 | — |
| 1968 | 51 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 45 | −11.8% |
| 1982 | 42 | −6.7% |
| 1990 | 38 | −9.5% |
| 1999 | 34 | −10.5% |
| 2008 | 33 | −2.9% |
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