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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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La Chapelle-Taillefert

La Chapelle-Taillefert (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl tajfɛʁ]; Occitan: La Chapela Talhafer) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated in the valley of the river Gartempe, some 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Guéret at the junction of the D 52, D 940 and the D 940 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 319—    
1975 261−2.83%
1982 257−0.22%
1990 310+2.37%
1999 353+1.45%
2009 375+0.61%
2014 406+1.60%
2020 435+1.16%
Source: INSEE

Sights

  • The church, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The fourteenth-century stone cross.
  • Remains of a hypogeum.
  • A menhir.

Personalities

  • Victor Lanoux, comedian and writer, born 1936, lived here during the Second World War.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE