La Forêt-du-Temple
La Forêt-du-Temple | |
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.jpg) The village hall and war memorial. | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of La Forêt-du-Temple  | |
  La Forêt-du-Temple  La Forêt-du-Temple | |
| Coordinates: 46°25′18″N 1°54′12″E / 46.4217°N 1.9033°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Bonnat |
| Intercommunality | CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Eveline Moulin[1] |
Area 1 | 7.72 km2 (2.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 144 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23084 /23360 |
| Elevation | 360–462 m (1,181–1,516 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Forêt-du-Temple (French pronunciation: [la fɔʁɛ dy tɑ̃pl], literally The Forest of the Temple; Occitan: La Forest dau Temple) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
[edit]An area of farming and quarrying comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated on the boundary with the department of Indre, some 19 miles (31 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D990 and the D116 roads.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 358 | — |
| 1968 | 337 | −5.9% |
| 1975 | 264 | −21.7% |
| 1982 | 190 | −28.0% |
| 1990 | 163 | −14.2% |
| 1999 | 151 | −7.4% |
| 2008 | 151 | +0.0% |
Sights
[edit]- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
- A war memorial, including the name of a woman who died of grief after her three sons were killed in World War I.
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.
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