Glénic

Glénic

The village of Glénic, with the viaduct spanning the Creuse river
Glénic

Coordinates: 46°13′27″N 1°55′25″E / 46.2242°N 1.9236°E / 46.2242; 1.9236Coordinates: 46°13′27″N 1°55′25″E / 46.2242°N 1.9236°E / 46.2242; 1.9236
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Guéret-Nord
Intercommunality Guéret Saint-Vaury
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Claude Chevaliéras
Area1 27.60 km2 (10.66 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 595
  Density 22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 23092 / 23380
Elevation 293–521 m (961–1,709 ft)
(avg. 400 m or 1,300 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.

Glénic is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Creuse river, some 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D6, D940 and the D63 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962531    
1968574+8.1%
1975531−7.5%
1982581+9.4%
1990605+4.1%
1999593−2.0%
2008595+0.3%

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References

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