La Forêt-du-Temple

La Forêt-du-Temple

The village hall and war memorial.
La Forêt-du-Temple

Coordinates: 46°25′18″N 1°54′12″E / 46.4217°N 1.9033°E / 46.4217; 1.9033Coordinates: 46°25′18″N 1°54′12″E / 46.4217°N 1.9033°E / 46.4217; 1.9033
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Bonnat
Intercommunality March Avenir
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Evelyne Moulin
Area1 7.72 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 151
  Density 20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 23084 / 23360
Elevation 360–462 m (1,181–1,516 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.

La Forêt-du-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%

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References

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