Châteauponsac

Châteauponsac

The church in Châteauponsac

Coat of arms
Châteauponsac

Coordinates: 46°08′05″N 1°16′37″E / 46.1347°N 1.2769°E / 46.1347; 1.2769Coordinates: 46°08′05″N 1°16′37″E / 46.1347°N 1.2769°E / 46.1347; 1.2769
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement Bellac
Canton Châteauponsac
Intercommunality Gartempe – Saint Pardoux
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Gérard Rumeau
Area1 68.79 km2 (26.56 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 2,250
 • Density 33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 87041 / 87290
Elevation 196–471 m (643–1,545 ft)
(avg. 299 m or 981 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.

Châteauponsac (Occitan: Chastel Ponçac), also known locally as Château Lorraine, is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Geography

The river Semme flows westward to the north of the commune, then forms part of the commune's northern border And the river Gartempe flows to the south through an impressive ravine below the 12th century church heading toward Poitiers and joining with the river Vienne

Inhabitants are known as Châtelots.

Sights

Its twelfth-century church is dedicated to Saint Thyrsus.

Births

See also

References

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