La Cellette, Creuse

La Cellette
La Cellette

Coordinates: 46°24′17″N 2°00′54″E / 46.4047°N 2.015°E / 46.4047; 2.015Coordinates: 46°24′17″N 2°00′54″E / 46.4047°N 2.015°E / 46.4047; 2.015
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Châtelus-Malvaleix
Intercommunality Marche Avenir
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean Dallot
Area1 21.48 km2 (8.29 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 271
 • Density 13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 23041 / 23350
Elevation 294–432 m (965–1,417 ft)
(avg. 352 m or 1,155 ft)

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 Cellette is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some 18 miles (29 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D2, D3 and the D87 roads. The commune, with many streams, woods and lakes, borders the department of Indre.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962528—    
1968576+9.1%
1975491−14.8%
1982441−10.2%
1990340−22.9%
1999283−16.8%
2008271−4.2%

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References

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