Chambon-Sainte-Croix

Chambon-Sainte-Croix
Chambon-Sainte-Croix
Administration
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Bonnat
Intercommunality	Deux Vallées
Mayor	Jean Pierre Barjaud (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	218–341 m (715–1,119 ft) (avg. 281 m/922 ft)
Land area1	6.66 km2 (2.57 sq mi)
Population2	84  (2008)
- Density	13 /km2 (34 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23044/ 23220
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°21′23″N 1°46′32″E / 46.3563888889°N 1.77555555556°E / 46.3563888889; 1.77555555556

Chambon-Sainte-Croix is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

A small farming and forestry village situated some 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D22, D46 and the D951 roads. The Petite Creuse river forms the northern and eastern borders of the commune.

Population

Historical population of Chambon-Sainte-Croix

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
147	157	138	108	84	86	84

Sights

• The church of St. Croix, dating from the eleventh century.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Chambon-Sainte-Croix on the Quid website (French)