Arfeuille-Châtain

Arfeuille-Châtain
Commune
Arfeuille-Châtain

Coordinates: 46°03′58″N 2°26′15″E / 46.0661°N 2.4375°E / 46.0661; 2.4375Coordinates: 46°03′58″N 2°26′15″E / 46.0661°N 2.4375°E / 46.0661; 2.4375
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Évaux-les-Bains
Intercommunality CC Chénérailles, Auzances/Bellegarde et Haut Pays Marchois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Robert Servant
Area1 20.5 km2 (7.9 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 178
 • Density 8.7/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 23005 /23700
Elevation 493–690 m (1,617–2,264 ft)
(avg. 510 m or 1,670 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.

Arfeuille-Châtain is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising several hamlets situated some 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Aubusson at the junction of the D4 and the D27 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962258—    
1968319+23.6%
1975246−22.9%
1982190−22.8%
1990167−12.1%
1999168+0.6%
2008178+6.0%

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