Glénic

Glénic
Commune
The village of Glénic, with the viaduct spanning the Creuse river
Location of Glénic
Glénic Location within France Glénic Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°13′27″N 1°55′25″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Saint-Vaury
Intercommunality	CA Grand Guéret
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-France Dalot
Area 1	27.60 km2 (10.66 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	625
• Density	22.6/km2 (58.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23092 /23380
Elevation	293–521 m (961–1,709 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Glénic (French pronunciation: [ɡlenik]; Occitan: Glenic) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Creuse, some 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D6, D940 and the D63 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	574	—
1975	531	−1.11%
1982	581	+1.29%
1990	605	+0.51%
1999	593	−0.22%
2007	592	−0.02%
2012	631	+1.28%
2017	666	+1.09%
2023	625	−1.05%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church, dating from the twelfth century.
• A disused railway viaduct built of stone in the late night.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department