Chambon-sur-Voueize

Chambon-sur-Voueize
Chambon-sur-Voueize
Administration
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Chambon-sur-Voueize
Intercommunality	Évaux-les-Bains Chambons-sur-Voueize
Mayor	Cécile Creuzon (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	320–510 m (1,050–1,670 ft)
Land area1	33.58 km2 (12.97 sq mi)
Population2	1,014  (2008)
- Density	30 /km2 (78 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23045/ 23170
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.

Coordinates: 46°11′24″N 2°25′33″E / 46.19°N 2.42583333333°E / 46.19; 2.42583333333

Chambon-sur-Voueize is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising a small town and several hamlets, situated at the confluence of the rivers Voueize and Tardes, some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Montlucon near the junction of the D915, D917 and the D993 roads.

Population

Historical population of Chambon-sur-Voueize

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
1276	1367	1206	1288	1105	1012	1014

Sights

The church of Sainte-Valérie

• The abbey church of St. Valerie, dating from the eleventh century.
• The château de Marsat.
• The ruined castle at Barbe-Bleu.
• A medieval bridge over the Voueize.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Chambon-sur-Voueize on the Quid website (French)
• Tourism Office