Châteauponsac
Châteauponsac Chastel Ponçac (Occitan) | |
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Coordinates: 46°08′05″N 1°16′37″E / 46.1347°N 1.2769°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Haute-Vienne |
Arrondissement | Bellac |
Canton | Châteauponsac |
Intercommunality | Gartempe – Saint Pardoux |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Rumeau[1] |
Area 1 | 68.79 km2 (26.56 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,021 |
• Density | 29/km2 (76/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 87041 /87290 |
Elevation | 196–471 m (643–1,545 ft) (avg. 299 m or 981 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Châteauponsac (French: [ʃɑtopɔ̃sak]; Occitan: Chastel Ponçac), also known locally as Château Lorraine, is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
Geography
The village lies between the river Semme to the north and the Gartempe to the south, both flowing westward. The Gartempe formed a deep valley, passing below the 12th century church.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,885 | — |
1975 | 2,849 | −0.18% |
1982 | 2,604 | −1.28% |
1990 | 2,409 | −0.97% |
1999 | 2,252 | −0.75% |
2007 | 2,175 | −0.43% |
2012 | 2,086 | −0.83% |
2017 | 2,035 | −0.49% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Inhabitants are known as Châtelots in French.
Sights
Its twelfth-century church is dedicated to Saint Thyrsus.
Births
- Jean Baubérot (born on 26 July 1941), French historian and sociologist
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
- Châteauponsac at Art Roman (in French)