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Châtelus-le-Marcheix
Commune
The church in Châtelus-le-Marcheix
Location of Châtelus-le-Marcheix
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Coordinates: 46°00′01″N 1°36′31″E / 46.0003°N 1.6086°E / 46.0003; 1.6086
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Le Grand-Bourg
Intercommunality	CC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Philippe Riot[1]
Area 1	43.2 km2 (16.7 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	286
• Density	6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23056 /23430
Elevation	294–650 m (965–2,133 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Châtelus-le-Marcheix (French pronunciation: [ʃatly lə maʁʃɛ]; Occitan: Chasteluç lo Marchès) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

A village of farming, forestry, lakes and streams situated some 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Guéret by the banks of the Taurion river and at the junction of the D5, D8 and the D48 roads. The village lies on the pilgrimage path of the Way of St. James.

• Pierre Michon, writer, was born here in 1945.

• The church, dating from the fourteenth century.
• Ruins of a feudal castle.

• Communes of the Creuse department

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• Photographs of the Taurion at Châtelus-le-Marcheix (in French)

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