Châtelus-Malvaleix

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Châtelus-Malvaleix

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Châtelus-Malvaleix
Coordinates: 46°18′19″N 2°01′27″E / 46.3053°N 2.0242°E / 46.3053; 2.0242Coordinates: 46°18′19″N 2°01′27″E / 46.3053°N 2.0242°E / 46.3053; 2.0242
Country France
Region Limousin
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Châtelus-Malvaleix
Intercommunality Petite Creuse
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-François Bouchet
Area
  Land1 14.97 km2 (5.78 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 570
  Population2 Density 38/km2 (99/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 23057 / 23270
Elevation 325–541 m (1,066–1,775 ft)
(avg. 425 m or 1,394 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.

Châtelus-Malvaleix is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

A village of farming, forestry, lakes and streams situated some 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D3, D14, D40 and the D990 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 759    
1968 710−6.5%
1975 641−9.7%
1982 585−8.7%
1990 558−4.6%
1999 569+2.0%
2008 570+0.2%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the thirteenth century.

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