• Source: Charmeil

      • Charmeil (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁmɛj]; Occitan: Chalmelh) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.


      Geography


      Accessible by departmental roads 6 and 27, Charmeil is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of Vichy, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Saint-Rémy-en-Rollat, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Vendat, and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Bellerive-sur-Allier.
      A weather station is located on the site of the airport, elevation: 249 metres (817 ft).











      Administration


      List of successive mayors:

      2001-2014: Andrée-Claude Petillat
      2014-current: Franck Gonzales


      Population




      Economy


      Charmeil has a commercial area with signs: Mr Bricolage, Jardiland, a GiFi store, Lidl, and local merchants.


      Culture and Heritage


      Charmeil Castle, which was the summer residence of Marshal Philippe Pétain in 1943 and which was held including a secret meeting between Pierre Laval and the advisor of German Rudolf Rahn embassy minister in August 1942.
      Church
      Boutiron bridge (on departmental road 27, between Charmeil and Creuzier-le-Vieux, Monument historique since 2021)


      See also


      Vichy — Charmeil Airport
      Communes of the Allier department


      References

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