Chamborand

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Chamborand

(2020–2026) Jean-François Lebon^[1]Area

11.18 km² (4.32 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

244 • Density22/km² (57/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.

Chamborand (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃bɔʁɑ̃]; Occitan: Chamboran) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

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
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	239	—
1968	310	+29.7%
1975	283	−8.7%
1982	277	−2.1%
1990	266	−4.0%
1999	237	−10.9%
2008	234	−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.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.