Pontcharraud

Pontcharraud
The Sédelle river, near to Pontcharraud
Pontcharraud
Location within Limousin region  Pontcharraud
Coordinates: 45°51′54″N 2°16′19″E / 45.865°N 2.2719°ECoordinates: 45°51′54″N 2°16′19″E / 45.865°N 2.2719°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Crocq
Intercommunality	Haut Pays Marchois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Éric d'Hulster
Area^1	9.56 km^2 (3.69 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	85
• Density	8.9/km^2 (23/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23156 / 23260
Elevation	571–700 m (1,873–2,297 ft) (avg. 580 m or 1,900 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.

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

Geography

An area of farming and forestry, lakes and streams comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of the river Rozeille, some 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D10, D18 and the D21 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	135	—
1968	156	+15.6%
1975	137	−12.2%
1982	146	+6.6%
1990	127	−13.0%
1999	97	−23.6%
2008	85	−12.4%

Sights

• The church, dating from the fourteenth century.
• The Pont de Rouzeline, an ancient stone bridge over the river.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Pontcharraud on the Quid website (French)