Reterre

Reterre (French pronunciation: [ʁətɛʁ]; Occitan: Retèrra) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Reterre
Location of Reterre
Reterre
Reterre
Coordinates: 46°06′14″N 2°28′28″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonÉvaux-les-Bains
IntercommunalityCC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Bernadette Meanard
Area
1
17.54 km2 (6.77 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
276
  Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23160 /23110
Elevation450–617 m (1,476–2,024 ft)
(avg. 530 m or 1,740 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a few hamlets situated by the banks of the Chat-Cros river, some 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D24 and the D27 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962433    
1968476+9.9%
1975424−10.9%
1982380−10.4%
1990365−3.9%
1999319−12.6%
2008307−3.8%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The ruins of a twelfth-century church.
  • The ruins of a feudal castle at Malleville.

See also

References


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