Glénic

Glénic
The village of Glénic, with the viaduct spanning the Creuse river
Glénic
Location within Limousin region  Glénic
Coordinates: 46°13′27″N 1°55′25″E / 46.2242°N 1.9236°ECoordinates: 46°13′27″N 1°55′25″E / 46.2242°N 1.9236°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Guéret-Nord
Intercommunality	Guéret Saint-Vaury
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Claude Chevaliéras
Area^1	27.60 km^2 (10.66 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	595
• Density	22/km^2 (56/sq mi)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Glénic is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Creuse river, 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.	±%
1962	531	—
1968	574	+8.1%
1975	531	−7.5%
1982	581	+9.4%
1990	605	+4.1%
1999	593	−2.0%
2008	595	+0.3%

Sights

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

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Glénic on the Quid website (French)