La Forêt-du-Temple
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Location within Limousin region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Bonnat |
| Intercommunality | March Avenir |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Evelyne Moulin |
| Area1 | 7.72 km2 (2.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 151 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23084 / 23360 |
| Elevation | 360–462 m (1,181–1,516 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 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. | |
La Forêt-du-Temple is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
Geography
An area of farming and quarrying comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated on the boundary with the department of Indre, some 19 miles (31 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D990 and the D116 roads.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 358 | — |
| 1968 | 337 | −5.9% |
| 1975 | 264 | −21.7% |
| 1982 | 190 | −28.0% |
| 1990 | 163 | −14.2% |
| 1999 | 151 | −7.4% |
| 2008 | 151 | +0.0% |
Sights
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
- A war memorial, including the name of a woman who died of grief after her three sons were killed in World War I.
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