Chamborand

Chamborand
The landscape around Chamborand
Coat of arms
Chamborand
Location within Limousin region  Chamborand
Coordinates: 46°09′24″N 1°34′23″E / 46.1567°N 1.5731°ECoordinates: 46°09′24″N 1°34′23″E / 46.1567°N 1.5731°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Grand-Bourg
Intercommunality	Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Thomas Bernard
Area^1	11.18 km^2 (4.32 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	234
• Density	21/km^2 (54/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23047 / 23240
Elevation	340–479 m (1,115–1,572 ft) (avg. 426 m or 1,398 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Chamborand is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

A village of farming, forestry, streams and lakes situated some 15 miles (24 km) west of Guéret, at the junction of the D4, D49 and the D10 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	239	—
1968	310	+29.7%
1975	283	−8.7%
1982	277	−2.1%
1990	266	−4.0%
1999	237	−10.9%
2008	234	−1.3%

Sights

• The church of St. Martial, dating from the fifteenth century.
• Remains of a castle dating from the twelfth century, including the motte and a donjon.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• A website about Chamborand (French)
• Chamborand on the Quid website (French)