Châtelperron

Châtelperron (French pronunciation: [ʃatɛlpɛʁɔ̃]) is a commune in the central French department of Allier.

Châtelperron
Commune
A general view of Châtelperron
Coat of arms
Location of Châtelperron
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Coordinates: 46°23′59″N 3°38′14″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Vichy
Canton	Moulins-2
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Maria Schneider[1]
Area 1	20.8 km2 (8.0 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	132
• Density	6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03067 /03220
Elevation	234–352 m (768–1,155 ft) (avg. 253 m or 830 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is the location of the site known as La Grotte des Fées.^[3][4][5][6]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	287	—
1975	250	−1.95%
1982	219	−1.87%
1990	189	−1.82%
1999	137	−3.51%
2007	141	+0.36%
2012	155	+1.91%
2017	146	−1.19%
Source: INSEE[7]

See also

• Châtelperronian
• Communes of the Allier department