Arfeuille-Châtain
Appearance
Arfeuille-Châtain | |
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Coordinates: 46°03′58″N 2°26′15″E / 46.0661°N 2.4375°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Aubusson |
Canton | Évaux-les-Bains |
Intercommunality | CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Béatrice Descloux[1] |
Area 1 | 20.5 km2 (7.9 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 200 |
• Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 23005 /23700 |
Elevation | 493–690 m (1,617–2,264 ft) (avg. 510 m or 1,670 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Arfeuille-Châtain (French pronunciation: [aʁfœj ʃatɛ̃]; Occitan: Arfuelha Chastenh) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
[edit]An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising several hamlets situated some 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Aubusson at the junction of the D4 and the D27 roads.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 258 | — |
1968 | 319 | +23.6% |
1975 | 246 | −22.9% |
1982 | 190 | −22.8% |
1990 | 167 | −12.1% |
1999 | 168 | +0.6% |
2008 | 178 | +6.0% |
Sights
[edit]- The churches in the two main villages, both dating from the seventeenth century.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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