La Chapelle-Saint-Martial

La Chapelle-Saint-Martial
Commune
La Chapelle-Saint-Martial
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
La Chapelle-Saint-Martial
Coordinates: 46°01′37″N 1°55′33″E / 46.0269°N 1.9258°E / 46.0269; 1.9258Coordinates: 46°01′37″N 1°55′33″E / 46.0269°N 1.9258°E / 46.0269; 1.9258
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Ahun
Intercommunality CC Creuse Sud Ouest
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Isabelle Coulon
Area1 10.12 km2 (3.91 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 90
 • Density 8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23051 /23250
Elevation 494–606 m (1,621–1,988 ft)
(avg. 530 m or 1,740 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.

La Chapelle-Saint-Martial is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of farming, forestry and lakes, comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some 10 miles (16 km) south of Guéret at the junction of the D3, D13 and the D34 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962155—    
1968162+4.5%
1975128−21.0%
198296−25.0%
199094−2.1%
199992−2.1%
200890−2.2%

Sights

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The chateau.
  • Traces of a Roman villa.
  • Two menhirs.

See also

References


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