Le Chauchet

Le Chauchet
Commune
Location of Le Chauchet
Le Chauchet Location within France Le Chauchet Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°06′30″N 2°20′04″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Gouzon
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Monteil
Area 1	10.62 km2 (4.10 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	102
• Density	9.60/km2 (24.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23058 /23130
Elevation	390–515 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.	±% p.a.
1968	184	—
1975	154	−2.51%
1982	130	−2.39%
1990	104	−2.75%
1999	104	+0.00%
2007	105	+0.12%
2012	109	+0.75%
2017	109	+0.00%
2023	102	−1.10%
Source: INSEE

Sights

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

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department