Le Bourg-d'Hem

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Le Bourg-d’Hem
Le Bourg-d’Hem
Coordinates: 46°17′50″N 1°49′44″E / 46.2972°N 1.8289°E / 46.2972; 1.8289Coordinates: 46°17′50″N 1°49′44″E / 46.2972°N 1.8289°E / 46.2972; 1.8289
Country France
Region Limousin
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Bonnat
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Louis Bathier
Area
 • Land1 15.39 km2 (5.94 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 220
 • Population2 Density 14/km2 (37/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 23029 / 23220
Elevation 235–445 m (771–1,460 ft)
(avg. 38 m or 125 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.

Le Bourg-d’Hem is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

A farming and forestry area comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some 9 miles (14 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D15, D33, D56 and the D48 roads. The Creuse River flows through the commune, which is dammed near Guémontet, flooding much of the valley.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 321—    
1968 361+12.5%
1975 294−18.6%
1982 290−1.4%
1990 278−4.1%
1999 235−15.5%
2008 220−6.4%

Sights

  • The chateau de Villebaston, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The twelfth century church of St.Julien.
  • The rebuilt watermill at Gué Vignaud.
  • The dam, the ‘Barrage de l'Age’.

Personalities

  • Marc Bloch, French historian, was shot on 16 June 1944, and is buried here.

See also

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