Châteauponsac (; ), also known locally as Château Lorraine, is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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** Communes of ...
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by ...
region
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in western
France
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.
Geography
The river
Semme
The Semme () is a river in the Creuse
Creuse (; oc, Cruesa or ) is a department in central France named after the river Creuse. After Lozère, it is the second least populated department in France. It is bordered by Indre and Cher to th ...
flows westward to the north of the commune, then forms part of the commune's northern border
And the river Gartempe flows to the south through an impressive ravine below the 12th century church heading toward Poitiers and joining with the river Vienne
Inhabitants are known as ''Châtelots''.
Sights
Its twelfth-century church is dedicated to Saint Thyrsus.
Births
* Jean Baubérot (born on 26 July 1941), French historian and sociologist