La Cellette, Creuse

La Cellette (French pronunciation: [la selɛt]; Occitan: La Celeta) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

La Cellette
Commune
Location of La Cellette
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Coordinates: 46°24′17″N 2°00′54″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Bonnat
Intercommunality	CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Camille Carcat[1]
Area 1	21.48 km2 (8.29 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	251
• Density	12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23041 /23350
Elevation	294–432 m (965–1,417 ft) (avg. 352 m or 1,155 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 some 18 miles (29 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D2, D3 and the D87 roads. The commune, with many streams, woods and lakes, borders the department of Indre.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	528	—
1968	576	+9.1%
1975	491	−14.8%
1982	441	−10.2%
1990	340	−22.9%
1999	283	−16.8%
2008	271	−4.2%

Sights

• The church of St. Pierre and St. Paul, dating from the twelfth century.
• The chateau Pointu.
• A memorial to a World War II aeroplane crash.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department