| Curemonte | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Curemonte (Corrèze).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Brive-la-Gaillarde |
| Canton: | Midi Corrézien |
| Insee: | 19067 |
| Postal Code: | 19500 |
| Mayor: | Nelly Germane[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Midi Corrézien |
| Coordinates: | 44.9999°N 1.7409°W |
| Elevation M: | 143 |
| Area Km2: | 8.83 |
Curemonte (in French pronounced as /kyʁmɔ̃t/; Limousin: Curamonta) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. It is a medieval village characterised by its three castles. In a fortified position on a ridge overlooking a valley on both its eastern and western flanks, the village has historically had a strategic importance in the area. Its inhabitants are called Curemontois.
The name for Curemonte is derived from low Latin Cura montis meaning a location used for an operating estate that's on a mountain or hill.
The existence of Curemonte is confirmed from as early as 860 when it was mentioned in the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Beaulieu.[2] Rodolphe de Turenne, Archbishop of Bourges, had donated the village of Saint-Genst and its vineyards at Curemonte to the Abbey of Beaulieu.[2]
It was in the 11th century that the village flourished, passing through the Viscounts of Turenne.
The municipality of Curemonte is located at the southern end of the department of Corrèze.
The village of Curemonte is built on a ridge line that overlooks the valleys of the Sourdoire and the Maumont.