Champsanglard

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Location of Champsanglard

(2020–2026) Sylvain Duqueroix^[1]Area

13.64 km² (5.27 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

253 • Density19/km² (48/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

23049 /23220

Elevation274–498 m (899–1,634 ft)
(avg. 373 m or 1,224 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Champsanglard (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃sɑ̃ɡlaʁ]; Occitan: Champ Sanglard) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of forestry, farming, lakes and streams comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 7 miles (11 km) north of Guéret, at the junction of the D14, D8 and the D33. The river Creuse forms the southern boundary of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	312	—
1968	328	+5.1%
1975	241	−26.5%
1982	205	−14.9%
1990	202	−1.5%
1999	208	+3.0%
2008	227	+9.1%

Sights

The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth
The castle of Lasvy

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.