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Gartempe, Creuse

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Gartempe
Location of Gartempe
Map
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonSaint-Vaury
IntercommunalityGuéret Saint-Vaury
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean Claude Rouet
Area
1
9.49 km2 (3.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
138
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23088 /23320
Elevation375–475 m (1,230–1,558 ft)
(avg. 436 m or 1,430 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gartempe is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

A small farming village of lakes, streams and forests situated some 8 miles (13 km) west of Guéret at the junction of the D96 and the D22 roads. The Gartempe River forms part of the commune’s southern boundary.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962148—    
1968188+27.0%
1975165−12.2%
1982157−4.8%
1990124−21.0%
1999132+6.5%
2008138+4.5%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The chateau, dating from the seventeenth century.

See also

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