Chambon-sur-Voueize
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Creuse | |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson | |
| Canton | Evaux-les-Bains | |
| Community association | Creuse Confluence | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 11 ' N , 2 ° 26' E | |
| height | 320-510 m | |
| surface | 33.58 km 2 | |
| Residents | 892 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 27 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 23170 | |
| INSEE code | 23045 | |
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Chambon-sur-Voueize is a commune in France . It belongs to the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , the Creuse department and the Aubusson arrondissement . It was the main town (chief-lieu) of the canton of Chambon-sur-Voueize and was defeated in 2015 to the canton of Évaux-les-Bains . The inhabitants call themselves the Chambonnais.
Geography and infrastructure
The Voueize flows in Chambon-sur-Voueize as a left tributary in the Tardes . The municipality borders on Lépaud and Viersat to the north, Budelière and Évaux-les-Bains to the east, Sannat and Tardes to the south and Lussat to the west . The former Routes nationales 696 and 717 begin and end in Chambon-sur-Voueize . Continuous former Routes nationales are the numbers 693 and 715 .
economy
In Chambon-sur-Voueize and the surrounding area, the hard cheese or AOC cheese “Chambérat” is made from cow's milk.
Attractions
- Sainte-Valérie Abbey , Monument historique
- Chambon-sur-Voueize monastery , also a monument historique
- Romanesque bridge over the Voueize, Monument historique
Sainte-Valérie Abbey
monastery
Romanesque bridge over the Voueize
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 1,458 | 1,367 | 1,206 | 1,288 | 1.105 | 1.012 | 1.014 | 937 |
