Charmeil
Charmeil is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
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Location of Charmeil 
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| Coordinates: 46°09′44″N 3°23′38″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Vichy |
| Canton | Vichy-1 |
| Intercommunality | Vichy Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Franck Gonzales[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[2] | 983 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03060 /03110 |
| Elevation | 243–311 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[3]
Population
Demography
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 289 | — |
| 1968 | 306 | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 363 | +18.6% |
| 1982 | 562 | +54.8% |
| 1990 | 564 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 609 | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 723 | +18.7% |
| 2012 | 790 | +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
References
- "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier" [Nominative list of communes of Allier] (PDF) (in French). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "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.
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