La Chapelle-Taillefert
La Chapelle-Taillefert | |
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 A general view of La Chapelle-Taillefert | |
Location of La Chapelle-Taillefert  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Guéret-Sud-Ouest |
| Intercommunality | Guéret Saint-Vaury |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Thierry Dubosclard |
| Area 1 | 14.11 km2 (5.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 370 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/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 is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
An area of farming and forestry comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated in the valley of the Gartempe River, some 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Guéret at the junction of the D 52, D 940 and the D 940A roads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 288 | — |
| 1968 | 319 | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 261 | −18.2% |
| 1982 | 257 | −1.5% |
| 1990 | 310 | +20.6% |
| 1999 | 353 | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 370 | +4.8% |
Sights
- The church, dating from the twelfth century.
- The fourteenth-century stone cross.
- Remains of a hypogeum.
- A menhir.
Personalities
- Victor Lanoux, comedian and writer, born 1936, lived here during the Second World War.
See also
References
External links
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