La Chapelle-Taillefert
Appearance
La Chapelle-Taillefert | |
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![]() A general view of La Chapelle-Taillefert | |
Coordinates: 46°06′05″N 1°50′25″E / 46.1014°N 1.8403°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Guéret |
Canton | Guéret-2 |
Intercommunality | CA Grand Guéret |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Dubosclard[1] |
Area 1 | 14.11 km2 (5.45 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 441 |
• Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 23052 /23000 |
Elevation | 462–690 m (1,516–2,264 ft) (avg. 600 m or 2,000 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
La Chapelle-Taillefert (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl tajfɛʁ]; Occitan: La Chapela Talhafer) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
[edit]An area of farming and forestry comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated in the valley of the river Gartempe, some 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Guéret at the junction of the D 52, D 940 and the D 940A roads.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 319 | — |
1975 | 261 | −2.83% |
1982 | 257 | −0.22% |
1990 | 310 | 2.37% |
1999 | 353 | 1.45% |
2009 | 375 | 0.61% |
2014 | 406 | 1.60% |
2020 | 435 | 1.16% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Sights
[edit]- The church, dating from the twelfth century.
- The fourteenth-century stone cross.
- Remains of a hypogeum.
- A menhir.
Personalities
[edit]- Victor Lanoux, comedian and writer, born 1936, lived here during the Second World War.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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
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