Coordinates: 46°06′05″N 1°50′25″E / 46.1014°N 1.8403°E / 46.1014; 1.8403

La Chapelle-Taillefert

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La Chapelle-Taillefert
A general view of La Chapelle-Taillefert
A general view of La Chapelle-Taillefert
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CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonGuéret-2
IntercommunalityCA Grand Guéret
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Dubosclard[1]
Area
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14.11 km2 (5.45 sq mi)
Population
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Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23052 /23000
Elevation462–690 m (1,516–2,264 ft)
(avg. 600 m or 2,000 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Chapelle-Taillefert (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl tajfɛʁ]; Occitan: La Chapela Talhafer) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

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An area of farming and forestry comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated in the valley of the river Gartempe, some 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Guéret at the junction of the D 52, D 940 and the D 940A roads.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 319—    
1975 261−2.83%
1982 257−0.22%
1990 310+2.37%
1999 353+1.45%
2009 375+0.61%
2014 406+1.60%
2020 435+1.16%
Source: INSEE[2]

Sights

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  • The church, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The fourteenth-century stone cross.
  • Remains of a hypogeum.
  • A menhir.

Personalities

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  • Victor Lanoux, comedian and writer, born 1936, lived here during the Second World War.

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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