La Chapelle-Baloue

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Béatrice Gomes^[1]Area8.68 km² (3.35 sq mi)Population122 • Density14/km² (36/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation261–381 m (856–1,250 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Chapelle-Baloue (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl balu]; Occitan: La Chapèle) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated at the junction of the rivers Sédelle and Brézentine, some 19 miles (31 km) northwest of Guéret at the junction of the D69 and the D72 roads. The commune lies on the pilgrimage route known as St James's Way.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	236	—
1968	264	+11.9%
1975	228	−13.6%
1982	197	−13.6%
1990	151	−23.4%
1999	143	−5.3%
2008	133	−7.0%

Sights

• The church of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, dating from the twelfth century.
• The chateau and some ancient fortifications.
• A fourteenth-century stone cross.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References