Charmeil

Charmeil
Charmeil
Commune
	Church
	Location of Charmeil
	Charmeil Charmeil
	Coordinates: 46°09′44″N 3°23′38″E / 46.1622°N 3.3939°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Vichy
Canton	Vichy-1
Intercommunality	CA Vichy Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Franck Gonzales
Area 1	7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Population (2021)	987
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03060 /03110
Elevation	243–311 m (797–1,020 ft) ; (avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Accessible by departmental roads 6 and 27, Charmeil is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of Vichy, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Saint-Rémy-en-Rollat, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Vendat, and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Bellerive-sur-Allier.

A weather station is located on the site of the airport, elevation: 249 metres (817 ft).

D 27 from Vendat
D 27 from Boutiron bridge

Administration

List of successive mayors:

2001-2014: Andrée-Claude Petillat
2014-current: Franck Gonzales

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	306	—
1975	363	+2.47%
1982	562	+6.44%
1990	564	+0.04%
1999	609	+0.86%
2009	723	+1.73%
2014	856	+3.43%
2020	1,039	+3.28%
Source: INSEE

Economy

Charmeil has a commercial area with signs: Mr Bricolage, Jardiland, a GiFi store, Lidl, and local merchants.

Culture and Heritage

Charmeil Castle, which was the summer residence of Marshal Philippe Pétain in 1943 and which was held including a secret meeting between Pierre Laval and the advisor of German Rudolf Rahn embassy minister in August 1942.
Church
Boutiron bridge (on departmental road 27, between Charmeil and Creuzier-le-Vieux, Monument historique since 2021)

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