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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
La Forêt-du-Temple
Commune
The village hall and war memorial.The village hall and war memorial.
Coat of arms of La Forêt-du-TempleCoat of arms
Location of La Forêt-du-Temple
La Forêt-du-Temple is located in FranceLa Forêt-du-TempleLa Forêt-du-TempleShow map of FranceLa Forêt-du-Temple is located in Nouvelle-AquitaineLa Forêt-du-TempleLa Forêt-du-TempleShow map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°25′18″N 1°54′12″E / 46.4217°N 1.9033°E / 46.4217; 1.9033
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonBonnat
IntercommunalityCC Portes de la Creuse en Marche
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Eveline Moulin
Area7.72 km (2.98 sq mi)
Population143
 • Density19/km (48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code23084 /23360
Elevation360–462 m (1,181–1,516 ft)
(avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Forêt-du-Temple (French pronunciation: [la fɔʁɛ dy tɑ̃pl], literally The Forest of the Temple; Occitan: La Forest dau Temple) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of farming and quarrying comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated on the boundary with the department of Indre, some 19 miles (31 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D990 and the D116 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962358—    
1968337−5.9%
1975264−21.7%
1982190−28.0%
1990163−14.2%
1999151−7.4%
2008151+0.0%

Sights

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A war memorial, including the name of a woman who died of grief after her three sons were killed in World War I.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
Communes of the Creuse department


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