Charmeil (; ) is a commune in the

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department in central

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Geography

Accessible by departmental roads 6 and 27, Charmeil is located northwest of

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, south of

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, east of Vendat, and north of

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. A weather station is located on the site of the

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, elevation: . File:Charmeil D 27 depuis Vendat 2014-06-14.JPG, alt=The D 27 road from Vendat, D 27 from Vendat File:Charmeil D 27 Entrée depuis Cusset 2014-06-14.JPG, alt=D 27 road from Boutiron bridge, D 27 from Boutiron bridge

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

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store, Lidl, and local merchants.

Culture and Heritage

* Charmeil Castle, which was the summer residence of Marshal

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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,

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since 2021)

References

Communes of Allier Allier communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Allier-geo-stub