Arfeuille-Châtain

Arfeuille-Châtain (French pronunciation: [aʁfœj ʃatɛ̃]; Occitan: Arfuelha Chastenh) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Arfeuille-Châtain
Commune
Location of Arfeuille-Châtain
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Coordinates: 46°03′58″N 2°26′15″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Évaux-les-Bains
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Béatrice Descloux[1]
Area 1	20.5 km2 (7.9 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	196
• Density	9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23005 /23700
Elevation	493–690 m (1,617–2,264 ft) (avg. 510 m or 1,670 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising several hamlets situated some 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Aubusson at the junction of the D4 and the D27 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	258	—
1968	319	+23.6%
1975	246	−22.9%
1982	190	−22.8%
1990	167	−12.1%
1999	168	+0.6%
2008	178	+6.0%

Sights

• The churches in the two main villages, both dating from the seventeenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department