Tercillat | |
|---|---|
 Location of Tercillat | |
  Tercillat Location within France  Tercillat Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 46°24′32″N 2°03′18″E / 46.4089°N 2.055°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Boussac |
| Intercommunality | CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Béatrice Aussanaire Pilliot |
Area 1 | 13.64 km2 (5.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 392 m (1,286 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 435 m (1,427 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 329 m (1,079 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 158 |
| • Density | 11.6/km2 (30.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23252 /23350 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Tercillat (French pronunciation: [tɛʁsija]; Occitan: Tercilhac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
The seignurie of Tercillat was held by the noble family "de Noblet" from approximately 1576 to 1720 or more.
The feudal castle of Tercillat was a Commandery of the Knights Templar and the Order of Malta, consisting of conventual buildings, stables, oven, backyard, a fortified enclosure, towers, pits with the water, a drawbridge, a commandeur lodgings, a chapel, flanked by moats and dungeons. It was destroyed in the French Revolution. The ruins of the castle tower only remains. Le Chateau du Puy was built with stones from the castle.
