La Forêt-du-Temple

La Forêt-du-Temple
Commune
The village hall and war memorial.
Coat of arms
Location of La Forêt-du-Temple
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Coordinates: 46°25′18″N 1°54′12″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Bonnat
Intercommunality	CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Eveline Moulin[1]
Area ^1	7.72 km^2 (2.98 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	143
• Density	19/km^2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23084 /23360
Elevation	360–462 m (1,181–1,516 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.

La Forêt-du-Temple (French pronunciation: [la fɔʁɛ dy tɑ̃pl], literally The Forest of the Temple; Occitan: La Forest dau Temple) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of farming and quarrying comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated on the boundary with the department of Indre, some 19 miles (31 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D990 and the D116 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	358	—
1968	337	−5.9%
1975	264	−21.7%
1982	190	−28.0%
1990	163	−14.2%
1999	151	−7.4%
2008	151	+0.0%

Sights

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
• A war memorial, including the name of a woman who died of grief after her three sons were killed in World War I.

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.