Châteauponsac

Châteauponsac Chastel Ponçac  (Occitan)
Commune
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Coordinates: 46°08′05″N 1°16′37″E / 46.1347°N 1.2769°E / 46.1347; 1.2769Coordinates: 46°08′05″N 1°16′37″E / 46.1347°N 1.2769°E / 46.1347; 1.2769
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement	Bellac
Canton	Châteauponsac
Intercommunality	Gartempe – Saint Pardoux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Rumeau[1]
Area 1	68.79 km2 (26.56 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	2,038
• Density	30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	87041 /87290
Elevation	196–471 m (643–1,545 ft) (avg. 299 m or 981 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Châteauponsac (French: [ʃɑtopɔ̃sak]; Occitan: Chastel Ponçac), also known locally as Château Lorraine, is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Geography[]

The river Semme flows westward to the north of the commune, then forms part of the commune's northern border And the river Gartempe flows to the south through an impressive ravine below the 12th century church heading toward Poitiers and joining with the river Vienne

Inhabitants are known as Châtelots.

Sights[]

Its twelfth-century church is dedicated to Saint Thyrsus.

Births[]

• Jean Baubérot (born on 26 July 1941), French historian and sociologist

See also[]

• Communes of the Haute-Vienne department

References[]

External links[]

• Châteauponsac at Art Roman (in French)

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