Reterre

Reterre
Coat of arms
Reterre
Location within Limousin region  Reterre
Coordinates: 46°06′14″N 2°28′28″E / 46.1039°N 2.4744°ECoordinates: 46°06′14″N 2°28′28″E / 46.1039°N 2.4744°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Évaux-les-Bains
Intercommunality	Auzances-Bellegarde
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Daniel Gatier
Area^1	17.54 km^2 (6.77 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	307
• Density	18/km^2 (45/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23160 / 23110
Elevation	450–617 m (1,476–2,024 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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a few hamlets situated by the banks of the Chat-Cros river, some 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D24 and the D27 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	433	—
1968	476	+9.9%
1975	424	−10.9%
1982	380	−10.4%
1990	365	−3.9%
1999	319	−12.6%
2008	307	−3.8%

Sights

• The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The ruins of a twelfth-century church.
• The ruins of a feudal castle at Malleville.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website of Reterre (French)
• Reterre on the Quid website (French)