La Chapelle-Saint-Martial
La Chapelle-Saint-Martial | |
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Location of La Chapelle-Saint-Martial | |
  La Chapelle-Saint-Martial Location within France  La Chapelle-Saint-Martial Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 46°01′37″N 1°55′33″E / 46.0269°N 1.9258°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Ahun |
| Intercommunality | CC Creuse Sud Ouest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Isabelle Colon[1] |
Area 1 | 10.12 km2 (3.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 79 |
| • Density | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23051 /23250 |
| Elevation | 494–606 m (1,621–1,988 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. | |
La Chapelle-Saint-Martial (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl sɛ̃ maʁsjal]; Occitan: La Chapela Sent Marçau) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
An area of farming, forestry and lakes, comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some 10 miles (16 km) south of Guéret at the junction of the D3, D13 and the D34 roads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 162 | — |
| 1975 | 128 | −3.31% |
| 1982 | 96 | −4.03% |
| 1990 | 94 | −0.26% |
| 1999 | 92 | −0.24% |
| 2007 | 91 | −0.14% |
| 2012 | 89 | −0.44% |
| 2017 | 90 | +0.22% |
| 2023 | 79 | −2.15% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
- The chateau.
- Traces of a Roman villa.
- Two menhirs.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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