Reterre

Reterre
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Reterre
Reterre Reterre
Coordinates: 46°06′14″N 2°28′28″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Évaux-les-Bains
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernadette Meanard
Area 1	17.54 km2 (6.77 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	265
• Density	15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23160 /23110
Elevation	450–617 m (1,476–2,024 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.

Reterre (French pronunciation: [ʁətɛʁ]; Occitan: Retèrra) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a few hamlets situated by the banks of the Chat-Cros river, some 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D24 and the D27 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	433	—
1968	476	+9.9%
1975	424	−10.9%
1982	380	−10.4%
1990	365	−3.9%
1999	319	−12.6%
2008	307	−3.8%

Sights

• The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The ruins of a twelfth-century church.
• The ruins of a feudal castle at Malleville.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

External links

• Official website of Reterre (in French)