La Chapelle-Taillefert
| La Chapelle-Taillefert | |
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A general view of La Chapelle-Taillefert | |
  La Chapelle-Taillefert | |
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Location within Limousin region  La Chapelle-Taillefert | |
| Coordinates: 46°06′05″N 1°50′25″E / 46.1014°N 1.8403°ECoordinates: 46°06′05″N 1°50′25″E / 46.1014°N 1.8403°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Guéret-Sud-Ouest |
| Intercommunality | Guéret Saint-Vaury |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Thierry Dubosclard |
| Area1 | 14.11 km2 (5.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 370 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23052 / 23000 |
| Elevation |
462–690 m (1,516–2,264 ft) (avg. 600 m or 2,000 ft) |
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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. | |
La Chapelle-Taillefert is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
Geography
An area of farming and forestry comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated in the valley of the Gartempe River, some 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Guéret at the junction of the D 52, D 940 and the D 940A roads.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 288 | — |
| 1968 | 319 | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 261 | −18.2% |
| 1982 | 257 | −1.5% |
| 1990 | 310 | +20.6% |
| 1999 | 353 | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 370 | +4.8% |
Sights
- The church, dating from the twelfth century.
- The fourteenth-century stone cross.
- Remains of a hypogeum.
- A menhir.
Personalities
- Victor Lanoux, comedian and writer, born 1936, lived here during the Second World War.
See also
References
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