Curemonte

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Curemonte
Commune
The Château des Plas, in Curemonte
Coat of arms
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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	Midi Corrézien
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Marie-Claude Pécouyoul
Area 1	8.83 km2 (3.41 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	208
• Density	24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Curemonte (Limousin: Curamonta) 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. Its inhabitants are called Curemontois.

Geography[]

Location[]

The municipality of Curemonte is located at the southern end of the department of Corrèze.

Map of the commune.

Physical geography[]

The village of Curemonte is built on a ridge line that overlooks the valleys of the Sourdoire and the Maumont.

Population[]

History[]

The existence of Curemonte is confirmed from 860.

It was in the 11th century that the village flourished, passing through the Viscounts of Turenne.

Places and monuments[]

• It is ranked among the most beautiful villages in France.
• It has three castles:
  • Châteaux de Saint-Hilaire et des Plas;^[2]
  • Château de la Johannie.^[3]
• It has three churches:
  • Church of Saint-Barthélemy du Bourg;
  • Church of Saint-Hilaire de la Combe: 11th Century Romanesque church, one of the oldest in the department, which was probably built on Merovingian foundations;
  • The church of Saint-Genest: former parish church, now a Museum of Religious Art.

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  Châteaux de Plas et de Saint-Hilaire.
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  Church of Saint-Barthélemy.
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  Church of Saint-Hilaire de la Combe.

See also[]

• Communes of the Corrèze department

References[]

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