Châteauponsac

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Coordinates: 46°08′05″N 1°16′37″E / 46.13472, 1.27694

Commune of Châteauponsac

Church of Châteauponsac
Location
Châteauponsac (France)
Châteauponsac
Administration
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.
France

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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