Châtelard, Creuse Explained

Châtelard
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Aubusson
Canton:	Auzances
Insee:	23055
Postal Code:	23700
Mayor:	Muriel Cotentin née Lebour^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Coordinates:	45.965°N 2.4689°W
Elevation M:	503
Elevation Min M:	597
Elevation Max M:	726
Area Km2:	2.42

Châtelard (in French pronounced as /ʃatlaʁ/; Occitan (post 1500);: Chastelar) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

The smallest commune of the department; a farming village situated some 13miles east of Aubusson on the D27a road.

Population

Sights

• The chapel, rebuilt in the twentieth century.
• A menhir, the Pierre du Loup (wolf stone), in the forest.

Personalities

• Jean-Francois Jamot (1828–1886) was born here. He became the first bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.