Châteauponsac
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Commune of Châteauponsac |
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Church of Châteauponsac | |
Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Limousin |
Department | Haute-Vienne |
Arrondissement | Bellac |
Canton | Châteauponsac (chief town) |
Intercommunality | CC Gartempe - Saint Pardoux |
Mayor | Gérard Rumeau (2008-2014) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 196 m–471 m (avg. 299 m) |
Land area¹ | 68.79 km² |
Population² (1999) |
2,252 |
- Density | 32/km² (1999) |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 87041/ 87290 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Châteauponsac (Occitan: Chastél Ponçac) is a town and commune in the Haute-Vienne département, in France.
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[edit] Demographics
At the 1999 census, the population was 2,252.
Inhabitants are known as Châtelots.
[edit] Sights
Its 12th century church, Église St-Thyrse, is dedicated to Saint Thyrsus.
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