Châteauponsac

Châteauponsac
The church in Châteauponsac The church in Châteauponsac
Coat of arms of Châteauponsac Coat of arms
Châteauponsac
Location within Limousin region Châteauponsac
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement	Bellac
Canton	Châteauponsac
Intercommunality	Gartempe – Saint Pardoux
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Rumeau
Area1	68.79 km2 (26.56 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	2,250
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	87041 / 87290
Elevation	196–471 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

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

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Vienne department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Châteauponsac at Art Roman (French)