Champsanglard

Champsanglard
Commune
Location of Champsanglard
Champsanglard Location within France Champsanglard Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°16′32″N 1°52′55″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Bonnat
Intercommunality	CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sylvain Duqueroix
Area 1	13.64 km2 (5.27 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	253
• Density	18.5/km2 (48.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23049 /23220
Elevation	274–498 m (899–1,634 ft) (avg. 373 m or 1,224 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Champsanglard (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃sɑ̃ɡlaʁ]; Occitan: Champ Sanglard) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of forestry, farming, lakes and streams comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 7 miles (11 km) north of Guéret, at the junction of the D14, D8 and the D33. The river Creuse forms the southern boundary of the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	328	—
1975	241	−4.31%
1982	205	−2.28%
1990	202	−0.18%
1999	208	+0.33%
2007	227	+1.10%
2012	226	−0.09%
2017	248	+1.88%
2023	253	+0.33%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth
• The castle of Lasvy

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department