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Pontcharraud
Commune
Town hall of Pontcharraud
Location of Pontcharraud
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Coordinates: 45°51′54″N 2°16′19″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Auzances
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Éric d'Hulster
Area 1	9.56 km2 (3.69 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	82
• Density	8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23156 /23260
Elevation	571–700 m (1,873–2,297 ft) (avg. 580 m or 1,900 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pontcharraud (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ʃaʁo]; Occitan: Pontcharreu) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry, lakes and streams comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of the river Rozeille, some 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D10, D18 and the D21 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	135	—
1968	156	+15.6%
1975	137	−12.2%
1982	146	+6.6%
1990	127	−13.0%
1999	97	−23.6%
2008	85	−12.4%

Sights

• The church, dating from the fourteenth century.
• The Pont de Rouzeline, an ancient stone bridge over the river.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department