| Curemonte | ||
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The Château des Plas, in Curemonte
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| Coordinates: 45°00′00″N 1°44′27″E / 44.9999°N 1.7409°ECoordinates: 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 | Meyssac | |
| Intercommunality | Villages du Midi Corrézien | |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Claude Raynal | |
| Area1 | 8.83 km2 (3.41 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 213 | |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19067 /19500 | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Curemonte 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.