Saint-Martin-Château

Saint-Martin-Château
The Maulde river, at the foot of the Jarrauds waterfall
Saint-Martin-Château
Location within Limousin region  Saint-Martin-Château
Coordinates: 45°51′29″N 1°47′59″E / 45.8581°N 1.7997°ECoordinates: 45°51′29″N 1°47′59″E / 45.8581°N 1.7997°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Royère-de-Vassivière
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes Bourganeuf et Royère-de-Vassivière
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Nicolas Derieux
Area^1	31.25 km^2 (12.07 sq mi)
Population (2011)^2	157
• Density	5.0/km^2 (13/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23216 / 23460
Elevation	410–741 m (1,345–2,431 ft) (avg. 600 m or 2,000 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.

Saint-Martin-Château is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,134	—
1800	1,229	+8.4%
1806	1,110	−9.7%
1821	1,100	−0.9%
1831	1,196	+8.7%
1836	1,230	+2.8%
1841	1,210	−1.6%
1846	1,294	+6.9%
1851	1,311	+1.3%
1856	1,273	−2.9%
1861	1,176	−7.6%
1866	1,322	+12.4%
1872	1,300	−1.7%
1876	1,235	−5.0%
1881	1,279	+3.6%
1886	1,250	−2.3%
1891	1,289	+3.1%
1896	1,290	+0.1%
1901	1,228	−4.8%
1906	1,158	−5.7%
1911	1,118	−3.5%
1921	930	−16.8%
1926	812	−12.7%
1931	695	−14.4%
1936	667	−4.0%
1946	572	−14.2%
1954	485	−15.2%
1962	373	−23.1%
1968	323	−13.4%
1975	259	−19.8%
1982	219	−15.4%
1990	152	−30.6%
1999	135	−11.2%
2005	134	−0.7%
2006	136	+1.5%
2010	159	+16.9%
2011	157	−1.3%

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

• INSEE