Châteauponsac

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

Châteauponsac
Commune
The church in Châteauponsac
Coat of arms
Location of Châteauponsac
Châteauponsac
Châteauponsac
Coordinates: 46°08′05″N 1°16′37″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentHaute-Vienne
ArrondissementBellac
CantonChâteauponsac
IntercommunalityGartempe – Saint Pardoux
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Gérard Rumeau
Area
1
68.79 km2 (26.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,035
 • Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
87041 /87290
Elevation196–471 m (643–1,545 ft)
(avg. 299 m or 981 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The river Semme flows westward to the north of the commune, then forms part of the commune's northern border And the river Gartempe flows to the south through an impressive ravine below the 12th century church heading toward Poitiers and joining with the river Vienne

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
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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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