Curemonte
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Commune of Curemonte |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Limousin |
Department | Corrèze |
Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde |
Canton | Meyssac |
Intercommunality | Villages du Midi Corrézien |
Mayor | Jean-Claude Raynal (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 143 m (avg.) |
Land area¹ | 8.83 km² |
Population² (1999) |
225 |
- Density | 26/km² (1999) |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 19067/ 19500 |
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. | |
Curemonte is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.
It is a mediaeval village characterised by its 3 castles. In a fortified position on a ridge overlooking a valley on both its eastern and western flanks, the village has historically had a strategic importance in the area.