La Chapelle-Baloue

La Chapelle-Baloue is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

La Chapelle-Baloue
The Sédelle river, near to La Chapelle-Baloue
Location of La Chapelle-Baloue
La Chapelle-Baloue
La Chapelle-Baloue
Coordinates: 46°21′38″N 1°34′39″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonDun-le-Palestel
IntercommunalityCC Pays Dunois
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Béatrice GOMES
Area
1
8.68 km2 (3.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
135
  Density16/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23050 /23160
Elevation261–381 m (856–1,250 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated at the junction of the rivers Sédelle and Brézentine, some 19 miles (31 km) northwest of Guéret at the junction of the D69 and the D72 roads. The commune lies on the pilgrimage route known as St James's Way.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962236    
1968264+11.9%
1975228−13.6%
1982197−13.6%
1990151−23.4%
1999143−5.3%
2008133−7.0%

Sights

  • The church of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The chateau and some ancient fortifications.
  • A fourteenth-century stone cross.

See also

References

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


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