Châteauponsac

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Châteauponsac ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; Template:Langx), also known locally as Château Lorraine, is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Geography

The village lies between the river Semme to the north and the Gartempe to the south, both flowing westward. The Gartempe formed a deep valley, passing below the 12th century church.

Population

Template:Historical populations Inhabitants are known as Châtelots in French. Template:Clear left

Sights

Its twelfth-century church is dedicated to Saint Thyrsus.

Births

  • Jean Baubérot (born on 26 July 1941), French historian and sociologist

See also

References

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