Charmeil

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Country France Department Allier Intercommunality Vichy Val d'Allier Area 7.4 km² Arrondissement Vichy		Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Canton Vichy-1 Population (2012) 790 Local time Friday 4:35 PM

Weather 16°C, Wind S at 26 km/h, 49% Humidity

Charmeil is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Map of 03110 Charmeil, France

Geography

Accessible by departemental roads 6 and 27, Charmeil is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of Vichy, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Saint-Rémy-en-Rollat, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Vendat, and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Bellerive-sur-Allier.

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

Administration

List of successive mayors:

2001-2014: Andrée-Claude Petillat

2014-current: Franck Gonzales

Economy

Charmeil has a commercial area with signs: Mr Bricolage, Jardiland, a Gifi store, Lidl, a Chinese restaurant 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

References

Charmeil Wikipedia

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