Le Chauchet

Le Chauchet
Commune
Location of Le Chauchet
Le Chauchet is located in France
Le Chauchet
Le Chauchet
Location within France
Le Chauchet is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Le Chauchet
Le Chauchet
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°06′30″N 2°20′04″E / 46.1083°N 2.3344°E / 46.1083; 2.3344
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonGouzon
IntercommunalityCC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Monteil
Area
1
10.62 km2 (4.10 sq mi)
Elevation
480 m (1,570 ft)
Highest elevation
515 m (1,690 ft)
Lowest elevation
390 m (1,280 ft)
Population
 (2023)
102
 • Density9.60/km2 (24.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23058 /23130
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Chauchet (French pronunciation: [lə ʃoʃɛ]; Occitan: Lo Chauchèt) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated on the eastern side of the valley of the river Tardes, some 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Aubusson, near the junction of the D6 and the D993 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 184—    
1975 154−2.51%
1982 130−2.39%
1990 104−2.75%
1999 104+0.00%
2007 105+0.12%
2012 109+0.75%
2017 109+0.00%
2023 102−1.10%
Source: INSEE

Sights

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE