Reterre

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Bernadette Meanard^[1]Area17.54 km² (6.77 sq mi)Population265 • Density15/km² (39/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation450–617 m (1,476–2,024 ft)
(avg. 530 m or 1,740 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Reterre (French pronunciation: [ʁətɛʁ]; Occitan: Retèrra) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a few hamlets situated by the banks of the Chat-Cros river, some 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D24 and the D27 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	433	—
1968	476	+9.9%
1975	424	−10.9%
1982	380	−10.4%
1990	365	−3.9%
1999	319	−12.6%
2008	307	−3.8%

Sights

• The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The ruins of a twelfth-century church.
• The ruins of a feudal castle at Malleville.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

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