Charmeil Explained

Charmeil
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Vichy
Canton:	Vichy-1
Insee:	03060
Postal Code:	03110
Mayor:	Franck Gonzales^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Vichy Communauté
Coordinates:	46.1622°N 3.3939°W
Elevation M:	220
Elevation Min M:	243
Elevation Max M:	311
Area Km2:	7.4

Charmeil (in French pronounced as /ʃaʁmɛj/; Occitan (post 1500);: Chalmelh) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Geography

Accessible by departmental roads 6 and 27, Charmeil is located 5km (03miles) northwest of Vichy, 3km (02miles) south of Saint-Rémy-en-Rollat, 4km (02miles) east of Vendat, and 4km (02miles) north of Bellerive-sur-Allier.

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

Administration

List of successive mayors:

• 2001-2014: Andrée-Claude Petillat
• 2014-current: Franck Gonzales^[2]

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^[3])

See also

• Vichy — Charmeil Airport
• Communes of the Allier department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. Web site: Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier (avec maire, arrondissement et canton) . Nominative list of communes of Allier (with mayor, arrondissement and canton) . Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier . 22 June 2015 . 1 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095821/http://www.maires-allier.fr/contenu/fck/LISTE%20NOMINATIVE%20DES%20COMMUNES%20MAJ%2018122014.pdf . 18 May 2015 .
3. Web site: 3eme trimestre 2021 - Découvrez les protections au titre des monuments historiques en Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Creuzier-le-Vieux (Allier) : pont Boutiron . 3rd term 2021 - Discover protections for historical monuments in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Creuzier-le-Vieux, Allier: Boutiron bridge . culture.gouv.fr . French Ministry of Culture . 30 April 2022 . French . 25 January 2022.