Glénic

Glénic
Commune
The village of Glénic, with the viaduct spanning the Creuse river
Location of Glénic
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Coordinates: 46°13′27″N 1°55′25″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Saint-Vaury
Intercommunality	CA Grand Guéret
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-France Dalot[1]
Area ^1	27.60 km^2 (10.66 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	644
• Density	23/km^2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23092 /23380
Elevation	293–521 m (961–1,709 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Glénic (French pronunciation: [ɡlenik]; Occitan: Glenic) 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 river Creuse, some 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D6, D940 and the D63 roads.

Population

Historical population

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 night.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.