Châtelus-le-Marcheix

Châtelus-le-Marcheix
Commune
The church in Châtelus-le-Marcheix
Châtelus-le-Marcheix
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Châtelus-le-Marcheix
Coordinates: 46°00′01″N 1°36′31″E / 46.0003°N 1.6086°E / 46.0003; 1.6086Coordinates: 46°00′01″N 1°36′31″E / 46.0003°N 1.6086°E / 46.0003; 1.6086
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Le Grand-Bourg
Intercommunality CC Monts et Vallées Ouest Creuse
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Thierry Péronne
Area1 43.2 km2 (16.7 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 365
 • Density 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23056 /23430
Elevation 294–650 m (965–2,133 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Châtelus-le-Marcheix is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A village of farming, forestry, lakes and streams situated some 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Guéret by the banks of the Taurion river and at the junction of the D5, D8 and the D48 roads. The village lies on the pilgrimage path of the Way of St. James.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962500—    
1968647+29.4%
1975495−23.5%
1982447−9.7%
1990375−16.1%
1999356−5.1%
2008365+2.5%

Personalities

Sights

  • The church, dating from the fourteenth century.
  • Ruins of a feudal castle.

See also

References


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