La Chapelle-Saint-Martial

La Chapelle-Saint-Martial
Commune
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Coordinates: 46°01′37″N 1°55′33″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Ahun
Intercommunality	CC Creuse Sud Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Isabelle Colon[1]
Area ^1	10.12 km^2 (3.91 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	77
• Density	7.6/km^2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23051 /23250
Elevation	494–606 m (1,621–1,988 ft) (avg. 530 m or 1,740 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Chapelle-Saint-Martial (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl sɛ̃ maʁsjal]; Occitan: La Chapela Sent Marçau) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of farming, forestry and lakes, comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some 10 miles (16 km) south of Guéret at the junction of the D3, D13 and the D34 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	155	—
1968	162	+4.5%
1975	128	−21.0%
1982	96	−25.0%
1990	94	−2.1%
1999	92	−2.1%
2008	90	−2.2%

Sights

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
• The chateau.
• Traces of a Roman villa.
• Two menhirs.

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). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.