Auriat

Auriat
Commune
Auriat
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Auriat
Coordinates: 45°52′27″N 1°38′43″E / 45.8742°N 1.6453°E / 45.8742; 1.6453Coordinates: 45°52′27″N 1°38′43″E / 45.8742°N 1.6453°E / 45.8742; 1.6453
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Bourganeuf
Intercommunality CC Creuse Sud Ouest
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Franck Simon-Chautemps
Area1 21.66 km2 (8.36 sq mi)
Population (2015)2 110
 • Density 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23012 /23400
Elevation 376–628 m (1,234–2,060 ft)
(avg. 500 m or 1,600 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.

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

Geography

An area of farming, forests and lakes comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated some 18 miles (29 km) east of Limoges near the junction of the D12, D22 and the D58.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962174—    
1968241+38.5%
1975216−10.4%
1982180−16.7%
1990144−20.0%
1999113−21.5%
2008124+9.7%
2015110−11.3%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The Château de la Baconnaille.

See also

References

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