Ahun

Ahun
Commune
The war memorial and the church of Saint-Sylvain, in Ahun

Coat of arms
Ahun
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Ahun
Coordinates: 46°05′14″N 2°02′45″E / 46.0872°N 2.0458°E / 46.0872; 2.0458Coordinates: 46°05′14″N 2°02′45″E / 46.0872°N 2.0458°E / 46.0872; 2.0458
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Ahun
Intercommunality CC Creuse Sud Ouest
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Patrick Pacaud
Area1 33.74 km2 (13.03 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 1,466
 • Density 43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23001 /23150
Elevation 331–564 m (1,086–1,850 ft)
(avg. 449 m or 1,473 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.

Ahun is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Creuse River, some 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D942, D13 and the D18. It was the Roman site of Acitodunum, an important town on the route between Limoges and Clermont-Ferrand.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,491—    
19681,623+8.9%
19751,605−1.1%
19821,529−4.7%
19901,481−3.1%
19991,501+1.4%
20081,568+4.5%

Sights

  • The viaduct carrying the railway 57m over the river, built by Lloyds and Nordling in 1864.
  • The church of St.Sylvain, dating from the twelfth century.
  • Three fifteenth century chateaux.
The railway viaduct at Busseau

Personalities

See also

References

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