Saint-Silvain-Bellegarde

Saint-Silvain-Bellegarde
Commune
Location of Saint-Silvain-Bellegarde
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Coordinates: 45°58′24″N 2°18′14″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Aubusson
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Bujadoux[1]
Area ^1	20.85 km^2 (8.05 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	208
• Density	10.0/km^2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23241 /23190
Elevation	475–648 m (1,558–2,126 ft) (avg. 550 m or 1,800 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Silvain-Bellegarde (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ silvɛ̃ bɛlɡaʁd]; Occitan: Sent Sauve de Bèlagarda) is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.

Geography

The river Tardes flows northeast through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	341	—
1968	374	+9.7%
1975	307	−17.9%
1982	248	−19.2%
1990	238	−4.0%
1999	216	−9.2%
2008	217	+0.5%

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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.