Anzême

Anzême
The bell tower of the church in Anzême The bell tower of the church in Anzême
Anzême
Location within Limousin region Anzême
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Saint-Vaury
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Favière
Area1	29.50 km2 (11.39 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	561
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23004 / 23000
Elevation	254–441 m (833–1,447 ft) (avg. 325 m or 1,066 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Anzême is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

An area of farming and quarrying, comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Creuse River, some 7 miles (11 km) north of Guéret, at the junction of the D14 and the D33.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	606	—
1968	707	+16.7%
1975	601	−15.0%
1982	508	−15.5%
1990	519	+2.2%
1999	535	+3.1%
2008	561	+4.9%

Sights

• The church of St. Pierre, dating from the thirteenth century
• A stone bridge and stone cross, both dating from the fourteenth century
• The hydroelectric dams on the river

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• The département of Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Anzême on the Quid website (French)