Charny, Côte-d'Or

Charny is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

Charny
The church in Charny
Coat of arms
Location of Charny
Charny
Charny
Coordinates: 47°20′15″N 4°25′46″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentCôte-d'Or
ArrondissementMontbard
CantonSemur-en-Auxois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Serge Gailhou
Area
1
7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
34
  Density4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
21147 /21350
Elevation342–567 m (1,122–1,860 ft)
(avg. 518 m or 1,699 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

On 16 September 1911, Edouard Nieuport, racing pilot and airplane designer, dies a day after an airplane accident while landing at the Military Aerodrome in Charny in bad weather.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196250    
196851+2.0%
197545−11.8%
198242−6.7%
199038−9.5%
199934−10.5%
200833−2.9%

See also

References

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


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