Charmeil
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Charmeil Chalmelh |
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Vichy | |
| Canton | Vichy-1 | |
| Community association | Vichy Community | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 10 ′ N , 3 ° 24 ′ E | |
| height | 243-311 m | |
| surface | 7.4 km 2 | |
| Residents | 983 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 133 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03110 | |
| INSEE code | 03060 | |
Charmeil ( Occitan : Chalmelh ) is a French municipality with 983 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is assigned to the canton of Vichy-1 (until March 2015: canton of Escurolles ) and the arrondissement of Vichy . The inhabitants are called Charmeillois .
geography
Charmeil is located four kilometers north-north-west of Vichy in the Limagne bourbonnaise region on the Allier . Charmeil is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Rémy-en-Rollat in the north, Creuzier-le-Vieux in the east, Vichy in the southeast, Bellerive-sur-Allier in the south, Espinasse-Vozelle in the southwest and Vendat in the west.
Vichy-Charmeil Airport is located in the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 279 | 325 | 341 | 708 | 306 | 363 | 562 | 564 | 609 | 710 | 823 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Charmeil
- Saint-Pierre church
- Charmeil Castle, used as the residence of General Pétain during World War II and as the German residence of Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
- Chassaings Castle
- Tourillon Castle
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 350-351.
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