Charny, Côte-d'Or

Charny
The church in Charny
Location of Charny
Charny
Charny
Coordinates: 47°20′15″N 4°25′46″E / 47.3375°N 4.4294°E / 47.3375; 4.4294
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentCôte-d'Or
ArrondissementMontbard
CantonSemur-en-Auxois
Government
 • Mayor (2025–2026) Franck Joseph[1]
Area
1
7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
34
 • Density4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
21147 /21350
Elevation342–567 m (1,122–1,860 ft)
(avg. 518 m or 1,699 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Charny (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁni] ) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

History

On 16 September 1911, Edouard Nieuport, racing pilot and airplane designer, dies a day after an airplane accident while landing at the Military Aerodrome in Charny in bad weather.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196250—    
196851+2.0%
197545−11.8%
198242−6.7%
199038−9.5%
199934−10.5%
200833−2.9%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.