Charmeil

Charmeil is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Charmeil
Commune
Church
Location of Charmeil
Charmeil
Charmeil
Coordinates: 46°09′44″N 3°23′38″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAllier
ArrondissementVichy
CantonVichy-1
IntercommunalityVichy Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Franck Gonzales[1]
Area
1
7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
983
 • Density130/km2 (340/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.

Geography

Accessible by departemental 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).

  • D 27 from Vendat
  • D 27 from Boutiron bridge

Administration

List of successive mayors:

  • 2001-2014: Andrée-Claude Petillat
  • 2014-current: Franck Gonzales[1]

Population

Demography
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962289—    
1968306+5.9%
1975363+18.6%
1982562+54.8%
1990564+0.4%
1999609+8.0%
2008723+18.7%
2012790+9.3%

Economy

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

Culture and Heritage
  • 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
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See also

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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