Charles Welche

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Charles Welche
102nd Minister of the Interior
In office 23 November 1877 – 13 December 1877
President	Patrice de MacMahon
Prime Minister	Gaëtan de Rochebouët
Preceded by	Oscar Bardi de Fourtou
Succeeded by	Émile de Marcère
Personal details
Born	(1828-04-23)23 April 1828 Nancy, Kingdom of France
Died	9 May 1902(1902-05-09) (aged 74) Paris, Third French Republic

Charles Nicolas Welche (23 April 1828 – 9 May 1902) was a French lawyer and politician. He served as Minister of the Interior from November to December 1877. He also pursued a career as prefect in several departments, as well as Mayor of Nancy.

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• "Ressources de la Bibliothèque nationale de France". data.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 May 2025.
• Bargeton, René (1994). Intérieur; Direction générale de l'administration. Dictionnaire biographique des préfets (septembre 1870–mai 1982) [Interior: General Direction of the Administration, A Biographical Dictionary of Prefects (September 1870 – May 1982)] (in French). Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, France: Archives Nationales.