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Curemonte | |
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 The Château des Plas, in Curemonte | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Curemonte | |
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| Coordinates:45°00′00″N1°44′27″E / 44.9999°N 1.7409°E /44.9999; 1.7409 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde |
| Canton | Midi Corrézien |
| Intercommunality | Midi Corrézien |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Nelly Germane[1] |
Area 1 | 8.83 km2 (3.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 215 |
| • Density | 24.3/km2 (63.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19067 /19500 |
| Elevation | 143 m (469 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Curemonte (French pronunciation:[kyʁmɔ̃t];Limousin:Curamonta) is acommune in theCorrèzedepartment in centralFrance. It is a medieval village characterised by its three castles. In a fortified position on a ridge overlooking a valley on both its eastern and western flanks, the village has historically had a strategic importance in the area. Curemonte is a member ofLes Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association. Its inhabitants are called Curemontois.
The name for Curemonte is derived from low LatinCura montis meaning a location used for an operating estate that's on a mountain or hill.[3]: 25
The existence of Curemonte is confirmed from as early as 860 when it was mentioned in theCartulaire de l'Abbaye de Beaulieu.[3]: 25 Rodolphe de Turenne, Archbishop of Bourges, had donated the village of Saint-Genst and its vineyards at Curemonte to the Abbey of Beaulieu.[3]: 25
It was in the 11th century that the village flourished, passing through the Viscounts of Turenne.
The municipality of Curemonte is located at the southern end of the department of Corrèze.
The village of Curemonte is built on a ridge line that overlooks the valleys of the Sourdoire and the Maumont.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 311 | — |
| 1975 | 248 | −3.18% |
| 1982 | 231 | −1.01% |
| 1990 | 203 | −1.60% |
| 1999 | 225 | +1.15% |
| 2009 | 213 | −0.55% |
| 2014 | 216 | +0.28% |
| 2020 | 208 | −0.63% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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