Charmes (Allier)

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Charms
Charmes (France)
Charms
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Vichy
Canton Gannat
Community association Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
Coordinates 46 ° 5 '  N , 3 ° 15'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 5 '  N , 3 ° 15'  E
height 318-428 m
surface 8.19 km 2
Residents 398 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 49 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 03800
INSEE code 03061

Town Hall (Mairie) of Charmes

Charmes is a central French town and municipality ( commune ) with 398 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Allier department in the north of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Vichy and the canton of Gannat . The inhabitants are called Charmois .

location

Charmes is located in the Bourbonnais countryside about 18 kilometers west of Vichy . Charmes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Monteignet-sur-l'Andelot in the north, Cognat-Lyonne in the northeast, Biozat in the east, Effiat in the south, Saint-Genès-du-Retz in the southwest, Poëzat in the west and Gannat in the west and northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2016
Residents 336 315 286 308 328 293 333 383 396
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Charmes (Allier)

  • Monastery or priory of Pont-Ratier from the 12th century, monument historique since 2001
  • 19th century Saint Martin church
  • Malmouche and Montluisant fortified houses from the 15th century
Saint Martin Church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 377-380.

Web links

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