Glénic
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The village of Glénic, with the viaduct spanning the Creuse river | |
  Glénic | |
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Glénic | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′27″N 1°55′25″E / 46.2242°N 1.9236°ECoordinates: 46°13′27″N 1°55′25″E / 46.2242°N 1.9236°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Guéret-Nord |
| Intercommunality | Guéret Saint-Vaury |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Claude Chevaliéras |
| Area1 | 27.60 km2 (10.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 595 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23092 / 23380 |
| Elevation |
293–521 m (961–1,709 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 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. | |
Glénic is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Creuse river, some 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D6, D940 and the D63 roads.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 531 | — |
| 1968 | 574 | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 531 | −7.5% |
| 1982 | 581 | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 605 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 593 | −2.0% |
| 2008 | 595 | +0.3% |
Sights
- The church, dating from the twelfth century.
- A disused railway viaduct built of stone in the late nineteenth century.
See also
References
External links
- Glénic on the Quid website (French)
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