Pontcharraud

Pontcharraud

The Sédelle river, near to Pontcharraud
Pontcharraud

Coordinates: 45°51′54″N 2°16′19″E / 45.865°N 2.2719°E / 45.865; 2.2719Coordinates: 45°51′54″N 2°16′19″E / 45.865°N 2.2719°E / 45.865; 2.2719
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Crocq
Intercommunality Haut Pays Marchois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Éric d'Hulster
Area1 9.56 km2 (3.69 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 85
 • Density 8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 23156 / 23260
Elevation 571–700 m (1,873–2,297 ft)
(avg. 580 m or 1,900 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

An area of farming and forestry, lakes and streams comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of the river Rozeille, some 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D10, D18 and the D21 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962135—    
1968156+15.6%
1975137−12.2%
1982146+6.6%
1990127−13.0%
199997−23.6%
200885−12.4%

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