Le Grand-Bourg

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Le Grand-Bourg is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some 12 miles (19 km) west of Guéret at the junction of the D4, D52 and the D912 road, the pilgrimage route known as St James's Way. The Gartempe River flows through the middle of the commune’s territory.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 1,672 —    
1968 1,861 +11.3%
1975 1,564 −16.0%
1982 1,369 −12.5%
1990 1,323 −3.4%
1999 1,244 −6.0%
2008 1,196 −3.9%

Sights

  • The chateau de Collonges, dating from the eighteenth century.
  • The ruins of the chateau du Seigneur.
  • The eighteenth-century presbytery.
  • The thirteenth-century church.
  • A watermill.
  • An eighteenth-century chapel.

See also

References

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