Chéniers

Chéniers
Commune

A general view of Chéniers, around 1920

Coat of arms
Chéniers

Coordinates: 46°21′06″N 1°49′42″E / 46.3517°N 1.8283°E / 46.3517; 1.8283Coordinates: 46°21′06″N 1°49′42″E / 46.3517°N 1.8283°E / 46.3517; 1.8283
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Bonnat
Intercommunality CC Pays Dunois, Pays Sostranien, Bénévent/Grand-Bourg
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Gilles Gaudon
Area1 34.9 km2 (13.5 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 567
 • Density 16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 23062 /23220
Elevation 230–384 m (755–1,260 ft)
(avg. 277 m or 909 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.

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

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated in the valley of the Petite Creuse river, some 12 miles (19 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D46 and the D48 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962726—    
1968837+15.3%
1975706−15.7%
1982684−3.1%
1990631−7.7%
1999583−7.6%
2008567−2.7%

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References

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