La Forêt-du-Temple (French pronunciation: [la fɔʁɛ dy tɑ̃pl], literally The Forest of the Temple; Occitan: La Forest dau Temple) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
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The village hall and war memorial. | |
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| Coordinates: 46°25′18″N 1°54′12″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Bonnat |
| Intercommunality | CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Eveline Moulin[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.72 km2 (2.98 sq mi) |
| Population | 146 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 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% |
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