Chamborand

Chamborand is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Chamborand
The landscape around Chamborand
Coat of arms
Location of Chamborand
Chamborand
Chamborand
Coordinates: 46°09′24″N 1°34′23″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonLe Grand-Bourg
IntercommunalityCC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Thomas Bernard
Area
1
11.18 km2 (4.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
243
  Density22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23047 /23240
Elevation340–479 m (1,115–1,572 ft)
(avg. 426 m or 1,398 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A village of farming, forestry, streams and lakes situated some 15 miles (24 km) west of Guéret, at the junction of the D4, D49 and the D10 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962239    
1968310+29.7%
1975283−8.7%
1982277−2.1%
1990266−4.0%
1999237−10.9%
2008234−1.3%

Sights

  • The church of St. Martial, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • Remains of a castle dating from the twelfth century, including the motte and a donjon.

See also

References

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


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