Châteauponsac

Châteauponsac
Châteauponsac
Administration
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement	Bellac
Canton	Châteauponsac
Intercommunality	Gartempe – Saint Pardoux
Mayor	Gérard Rumeau (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	196–471 m (643–1,545 ft) (avg. 299 m/981 ft)
Land area1	68.79 km2 (26.56 sq mi)
Population2	2,250  (2006)
- Density	33 /km2 (85 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	87041/ 87290
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.

Coordinates: 46°08′05″N 1°16′37″E / 46.13472°N 1.27694°E / 46.13472; 1.27694

Châteauponsac (Occitan: Chastel Ponçac), also known locally as Château Lorraine, is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in western France.

Geography

The river Semme flows westward through the middle of the commune, then forms part of the commune's western border.

Inhabitants are known as Châtelots.

Sights

Its twelfth-century church is dedicated to Saint Thyrsus.

Births

• Jean Baubérot (born on 26 July 1941), French historian and sociologist

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Vienne department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Châteauponsac at Art Roman (French)