Charmeil
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Charmeil | |
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 Location of Charmeil | |
  Charmeil Location within France  Charmeil Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 46°09′44″N 3°23′38″E / 46.1622°N 3.3939°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Vichy |
| Canton | Vichy-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Vichy Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Franck Gonzales |
Area 1 | 7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 311 m (1,020 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 243 m (797 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 947 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03060 /03110 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Charmeil (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁmɛj]; Occitan: Chalmelh) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
Geography
Accessible by departmental 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
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 306 | — |
| 1975 | 363 | +2.47% |
| 1982 | 562 | +6.44% |
| 1990 | 564 | +0.04% |
| 1999 | 609 | +0.86% |
| 2007 | 724 | +2.19% |
| 2012 | 790 | +1.76% |
| 2017 | 983 | +4.47% |
| 2023 | 947 | −0.62% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Economy
Charmeil has a commercial area with signs: Mr Bricolage, Jardiland, a GiFi store, Lidl, 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 (on departmental road 27, between Charmeil and Creuzier-le-Vieux, Monument historique since 2021)
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "3eme trimestre 2021 - Découvrez les protections au titre des monuments historiques en Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Creuzier-le-Vieux (Allier) : pont Boutiron" [3rd term 2021 - Discover protections for historical monuments in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Creuzier-le-Vieux, Allier: Boutiron bridge]. culture.gouv.fr (in French). French Ministry of Culture. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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