Le Bourg-d'Hem

Le Bourg-d’Hem
Commune
The church in Le Bourg-d'Hem
Le Bourg-d’Hem
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  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	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Bonnat
Intercommunality	CC Pays Dunois, Pays Sostranien, Bénévent/Grand-Bourg
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Louis Bathier
Area1	15.39 km2 (5.94 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	220
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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 Nouvelle-Aquitaine 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

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

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Bourg-d'Hem.

• Le Bourg-d’Hem on the Quid website (in French)