Curemonte

Curemonte
Commune

The Château des Plas, in Curemonte

Coat of arms
Curemonte

Coordinates: 45°00′00″N 1°44′27″E / 44.9999°N 1.7409°E / 44.9999; 1.7409Coordinates: 45°00′00″N 1°44′27″E / 44.9999°N 1.7409°E / 44.9999; 1.7409
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Corrèze
Arrondissement Brive-la-Gaillarde
Canton Midi Corrézien
Intercommunality Villages du Midi Corrézien
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Jean-Claude Raynal
Area1 8.83 km2 (3.41 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 213
  Density 24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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
YearPop.±%
1962351    
1968311−11.4%
1975248−20.3%
1982231−6.9%
1990203−12.1%
1999223+9.9%
2008213−4.5%

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