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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Commune | |
![]() 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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