Anzême

Anzême
Commune
The bell tower of the church in Anzême
Location of Anzême
Anzême Location within France Anzême Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°16′39″N 1°51′52″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Saint-Vaury
Intercommunality	CA Grand Guéret
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Viviane Dupeux
Area 1	29.50 km2 (11.39 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	551
• Density	18.7/km2 (48.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23004 /23000
Elevation	254–441 m (833–1,447 ft) (avg. 325 m or 1,066 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Anzême (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃zɛm]; Occitan: Anzesme) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of farming and quarrying, comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Creuse, some 7 miles (11 km) north of Guéret, at the junction of the D14 and the D33.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	707	—
1975	601	−2.29%
1982	508	−2.37%
1990	519	+0.27%
1999	535	+0.34%
2007	562	+0.62%
2012	553	−0.32%
2017	578	+0.89%
2023	551	−0.79%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church of St. Pierre, dating from the thirteenth century
• A stone bridge and stone cross, both dating from the fourteenth century
• The hydroelectric dams on the river

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department