Chambon-sur-Voueize

Chambon-sur-Voueize (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃bɔ̃ syʁ vwɛz], literally Chambon on Voueize; Occitan: Chambon sus Voeisa) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Chambon-sur-Voueize
Commune
The Romanesque bridge in Chambon-sur-Voueize
Coat of arms
Location of Chambon-sur-Voueize
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Coordinates: 46°11′24″N 2°25′33″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Évaux-les-Bains
Intercommunality	CC Creuse Confluence
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Cécile Creuzon[1]
Area 1	33.58 km2 (12.97 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	827
• Density	25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23045 /23170
Elevation	320–510 m (1,050–1,670 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 a small town and several hamlets, situated at the confluence of the rivers Voueize and Tardes, some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Montluçon near the junction of the D915, D917 and the D993 roads.

Population

The town had 2,125 inhabitants in 1841.^[3]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,276	—
1968	1,367	+7.1%
1975	1,206	−11.8%
1982	1,288	+6.8%
1990	1,105	−14.2%
1999	1,012	−8.4%
2008	1,014	+0.2%

The church of Sainte-Valérie

Sights

• The abbey church of St. Valerie, dating from the eleventh century.
• The château de Marsat.
• The ruined castle at Barbe-Bleu.
• A medieval bridge over the Voueize.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department