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Le Bourg-d’Hem is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Le Bourg-d’Hem
Commune
The church in Le Bourg-d'Hem
Location of Le Bourg-d’Hem
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Coordinates: 46°17′50″N 1°49′44″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Bonnat
Intercommunality	CC Pays Dunois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Robert Deschamps[1]
Area 1	15.39 km2 (5.94 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	219
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23029 /23220
Elevation	235–445 m (771–1,460 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming and forestry area comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some 9 miles (14 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D15, D33, D56 and the D48 roads. The river Creuse flows through the commune, which is dammed near Guémontet, flooding much of the valley.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	321	—
1968	361	+12.5%
1975	294	−18.6%
1982	290	−1.4%
1990	278	−4.1%
1999	235	−15.5%
2008	220	−6.4%

Sights

• The chateau de Villebaston, dating from the twelfth century.
• The twelfth century church of St.Julien.
• The rebuilt watermill at Gué Vignaud.
• The dam, the ‘Barrage de l'Age’.

Personalities

• Marc Bloch, French historian, was shot on 16 June 1944, and is buried here.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

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[ru] Ле-Бур-д’Ам

Ле-Бур-д’Ам (фр. Le Bourg-d’Hem, окс. Le Borg d’Hem) — коммуна во Франции, находится в регионе Лимузен. Департамент коммуны — Крёз. Входит в состав кантона Бонна. Округ коммуны — Гере.

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