Charroux, Vienne

Charroux (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁu]) is a commune in the Vienne department, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, western France.

Charroux
Commune
The church of Saint-Sulpice, in Charroux
Coat of arms
Location of Charroux
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Coordinates: 46°08′43″N 0°24′16″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Châtellerault
Canton	Civray
Intercommunality	Civraisien en Poitou
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrice Bosseboeuf[1]
Area 1	44.29 km2 (17.10 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,046
• Density	24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	86061 /86250
Elevation	115–178 m (377–584 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The remains of the Benedictine Charroux Abbey, founded in the 8th century, are preserved in the town. Said to be the site of the Council of Charroux in 989 where the bishops of Aquitaine met to protect the immunity of the clergy and suggested that the church should guarantee that the poor might live in peace.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,621	—
1975	1,644	+0.20%
1982	1,552	−0.82%
1990	1,428	−1.04%
1999	1,320	−0.87%
2007	1,185	−1.34%
2012	1,184	−0.02%
2017	1,136	−0.82%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Vienne department