Curemonte
Curemonte | ||
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The Château des Plas, in Curemonte | ||
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Curemonte | ||
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region Curemonte | ||
Coordinates: 45°00′00″N 1°44′27″E / 44.9999°N 1.7409°ECoordinates: 45°00′00″N 1°44′27″E / 44.9999°N 1.7409°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Corrèze | |
Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde | |
Canton | Meyssac | |
Intercommunality | Villages du Midi Corrézien | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Claude Raynal | |
Area1 | 8.83 km2 (3.41 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 213 | |
• Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 19067 / 19500 | |
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. |
Curemonte is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.
It is a medieval village characterised by its three castles. In a fortified position on a ridge overlooking a valley on both its eastern and western flanks, the village has historically had a strategic importance in the area.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 351 | — |
1968 | 311 | −11.4% |
1975 | 248 | −20.3% |
1982 | 231 | −6.9% |
1990 | 203 | −12.1% |
1999 | 223 | +9.9% |
2008 | 213 | −4.5% |
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