Charroux, Vienne

Charroux
City coat of arms
Charroux
Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Charroux
Administration
Country	France
Region	Poitou-Charentes
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Châtellerault
Canton	Charroux
Intercommunality	Pays Charlois
Mayor	Yves Gargouil (2001–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	115–178 m (377–584 ft) (avg. 165 m/541 ft)
Land area1	44.29 km2 (17.10 sq mi)
Population2	1,215  (2006)
- Density	27 /km2 (70 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	86061/ 86250
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.

Coordinates: 46°08′43″N 0°24′16″E / 46.1452777778°N 0.404444444444°E / 46.1452777778; 0.404444444444

Charroux is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.

The remains of the Benedictine Charroux Abbey, founded in the 8th century, are preserved in the town.

Demographics

Historical population of Charroux, Vienne

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
1509	1621	1644	1552	1428	1320	1215

See also

• Communes of the Vienne department

References

• INSEE