Cherves-Châtelars
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Charente | |
Arrondissement | Confolens | |
Canton | Charente-Bonnieure | |
Community association | Charente limousine | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 49 ′ N , 0 ° 33 ′ E | |
height | 125-313 m | |
surface | 30.68 km 2 | |
Residents | 413 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 13 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 16310 | |
INSEE code | 16096 | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Cherves-Châtelars |
Cherves-Châtelars ( Occitan : Cherves-Chastelars ) is a French municipality with 413 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Poitou-Charentes ); it belongs to the Arrondissement Confolens and the canton Charente-Bonnieure (until 2015: canton Montembœuf ).
geography
Cherves-Châtelars is located about 35 kilometers northeast of Angoulême . Cherves-Châtelars is surrounded by the neighboring communities
- Suaux in the north and north-west,
- Terres-de-Haute-Charente with Mazières in the north and Genouillac in the north and northeast,
- Lésignac-Durand in the east,
- Mouzon in the east and southeast,
- Le Lindois in the southeast,
- Montembœuf in the south,
- Vitrac-Saint-Vincent to the west and south-west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 731 | 656 | 608 | 592 | 520 | 443 | 434 | 412 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Pierre church in Cherves from the 12th century, a historic monument since 1930
- Remains of the priory church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine in Châtelars, monument historique since 1923
- Le Châtelars Castle
- Le Gazon Castle
Community partnerships
There is a partnership with the French municipality of Wittring in the Moselle department (Lorraine).
Web links
Commons : Cherves-Châtelars - Collection of images, videos and audio files