Charmeil

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CountryFrance
Area
1
7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Population
(2022)[2]
967
Charmeil
Church
Church
Location of Charmeil
Charmeil is located in France
Charmeil
Charmeil
Charmeil is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Charmeil
Charmeil
Coordinates: 46°09′44″N 3°23′38″E / 46.1622°N 3.3939°E / 46.1622; 3.3939
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAllier
ArrondissementVichy
CantonVichy-1
IntercommunalityCA Vichy Communauté
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Franck Gonzales[1]
Area
1
7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
967
  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.

Charmeil (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁmɛj]; Occitan: Chalmelh) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Accessible by departmental 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).

Administration

List of successive mayors:

  • 2001-2014: Andrée-Claude Petillat
  • 2014-current: Franck Gonzales[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 306    
1975 363+2.47%
1982 562+6.44%
1990 564+0.04%
1999 609+0.86%
2009 723+1.73%
2014 856+3.43%
2020 1,039+3.28%
Source: INSEE[4]

Economy

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

Culture and Heritage

See also

References

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