Le Chauchet

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Location of Le Chauchet

(2020–2026) Philippe Monteil^[1]Area

10.62 km² (4.10 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

103 • Density9.7/km² (25/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

23058 /23130

Elevation390–515 m (1,280–1,690 ft)
(avg. 480 m or 1,570 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Chauchet (French pronunciation: [lə ʃoʃɛ]; Occitan: Lo Chauchèt) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated on the eastern side of the valley of the river Tardes, some 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Aubusson, near the junction of the D6 and the D993 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	187	—
1968	184	−1.6%
1975	154	−16.3%
1982	130	−15.6%
1990	104	−20.0%
1999	104	+0.0%
2008	105	+1.0%
2021	103	−1.9%

Sights

The eighteenth-century church.
A medieval bridge over the Tardes.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.