Curemonte

Curemonte

Curemonte
Administration
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 (469 ft) avg.
Land area1 8.83 km2 (3.41 sq mi)
Population2 213  (2008)
 - Density 24 /km2 (62 /sq mi)
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 without double counting: 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 medieval village characterised by its three 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.

Population

Historical population of Curemonte
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 351 311 248 231 203 223 213

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