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Curemonte | |
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The Château des Plas, in Curemonte | |
Coordinates: 45°00′00″N 1°44′27″E / 44.9999°N 1.7409°E | |
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 (2021)[2] | 212 |
• Density | 24/km2 (62/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 a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. 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. Its inhabitants are called Curemontois.