La Foret-du-Temple
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Creuse | |
Arrondissement | Guéret | |
Community association | Portes de la Creuse en Marche | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 25 ' N , 1 ° 54' E | |
height | 360-459 m | |
surface | 7.72 km 2 | |
Residents | 143 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 23360 | |
INSEE code | 23084 | |
Mairie and Fallen Memorial in La Forêt-du-Temple |
La Forêt-du-Temple is a commune in the French department of Creuse in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality with 143 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) belongs to the Arrondissement Guéret and the municipality of Portes de la Creuse en Marche .
geography
The municipality of La Forêt-du-Temple is located on the border with the Indre department in the catchment area of the Petite Creuse river , about 33 kilometers north of Guéret . The 7.72 km² community area is sparsely forested and characterized by hedges. In the north of the municipality, the highest point is reached at 459 m above sea level. The districts of Le Grand Pommier, La Graule, Le Bourigeaud and other hamlets and individual farms belong to the municipality . La Forêt-du-Temple is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Crozon-sur-Vauvre and Crevant in the north, Nouziers in the east, Mortroux in the south, Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre in the west and Aigurande in the north-west.
history
Between 1836 and 1883 La Forêt-du-Temple belonged to the municipality of Mortroux .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 | |
Residents | 358 | 337 | 264 | 190 | 163 | 151 | 156 | 143 | |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Notre Dame church from the 12th century with the Chapel of the Templars from the 19th century
- Memorial to the soldiers who died in the war for France
Economy and Infrastructure
Nine farms are located in the municipality (grain cultivation, breeding of cattle, sheep and goats).
La Forêt-du-Temple is located away from the nationally important traffic routes on the D 990 road from Aigurande to Nouziers . In the département capital Guéret , 32 kilometers to the south, there is a connection to the motorway-like RN 145 from Bellac to Montluçon . The train station in Guéret is on the railway line from Limoges to Montluçon ( Ligne de Montluçon à Saint-Sulpice-Laurière ).
supporting documents
- ↑ toponym on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ la Forêt-du-Temple on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ la Forêt-du-Temple on insee.fr
- ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)