La Villetelle
| La Villetelle | |
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  La Villetelle | |
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  La Villetelle | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′11″N 2°20′30″E / 45.9197°N 2.3417°ECoordinates: 45°55′11″N 2°20′30″E / 45.9197°N 2.3417°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | Crocq |
| Intercommunality | Aubusson-Felletin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacques Bœuf |
| Area1 | 16.14 km2 (6.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 160 |
| • Density | 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23266 / 23260 |
| Elevation |
540–727 m (1,772–2,385 ft) (avg. 650 m or 2,130 ft) |
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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 Villetelle is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
A small farming and forestry village situated some 10 miles (16 km) east of Aubusson, at the junction of the D25, D9 and the D941 road.
The river Tardes forms all of the commune's southwestern border.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 235 | — |
| 1968 | 265 | +12.8% |
| 1975 | 224 | −15.5% |
| 1982 | 193 | −13.8% |
| 1990 | 188 | −2.6% |
| 1999 | 171 | −9.0% |
| 2008 | 160 | −6.4% |
Sights
- The nineteenth-century church of St.Laurent.
- A seventeenth-century coaching inn.
- The château de Lavaud-Provins.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Villetelle. |
- La Villetelle on the Quid website (French)
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