Châteauponsac

Châteauponsac (French: [ʃɑtopɔ̃sak]; 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 Chastel Ponçac (Occitan)
Commune
The church in Châteauponsac
Coat of arms
Location of Châteauponsac
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Coordinates: 46°08′05″N 1°16′37″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement	Bellac
Canton	Châteauponsac
Intercommunality	Gartempe – Saint Pardoux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Rumeau[1]
Area 1	68.79 km2 (26.56 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,028
• Density	29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Geography

The village lies between the river Semme to the north and the Gartempe to the south, both flowing westward. The Gartempe formed a deep valley, passing below the 12th century church.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,885	—
1975	2,849	−0.18%
1982	2,604	−1.28%
1990	2,409	−0.97%
1999	2,252	−0.75%
2007	2,175	−0.43%
2012	2,086	−0.83%
2017	2,035	−0.49%
Source: INSEE[3]

Inhabitants are known as Châtelots in French.

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