Châtelard, Creuse

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Muriel Cotentin née Lebour^[1]Area2.42 km² (0.93 sq mi)Population30 • Density12/km² (32/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation597–726 m (1,959–2,382 ft)
(avg. 503 m or 1,650 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Châtelard (French pronunciation: [ʃatlaʁ]; Occitan: Chastelar) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

The smallest commune of the department; a farming village situated some 13 miles (21 km) east of Aubusson on the D27a road.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	48	—
1968	38	−20.8%
1975	30	−21.1%
1982	23	−23.3%
1990	35	+52.2%
1999	39	+11.4%
2008	34	−12.8%

Sights

• The chapel, rebuilt in the twentieth century.
• A menhir, the Pierre du Loup (wolf stone), in the forest.

Personalities

• Jean-Francois Jamot (1828–1886) was born here. He became the first bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References