Azerables

Azerables
Commune
The church of Saint-Georges, in Azerables
Azerables
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Azerables
Coordinates: 46°21′17″N 1°28′40″E / 46.3547°N 1.4778°E / 46.3547; 1.4778Coordinates: 46°21′17″N 1°28′40″E / 46.3547°N 1.4778°E / 46.3547; 1.4778
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Dun-le-Palestel
Intercommunality CC Monts et Vallées Ouest Creuse
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Yves Aumaitre
Area1 39.44 km2 (15.23 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 834
 • Density 21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23015 /23160
Elevation 273–394 m (896–1,293 ft)
(avg. 350 m or 1,150 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.

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

Geography

An area of farming and lakes comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Anglin, some 23 miles (37 km) northwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D1, D15 and the D70. The A20 autoroute forms much of the western border of the commune.

The river Anglin has its source in the commune.

The river Abloux forms most of the commune's eastern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,219—    
19681,258+3.2%
19751,136−9.7%
19821,033−9.1%
19901,019−1.4%
1999958−6.0%
2008890−7.1%
2014834−6.3%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A fifteenth-century chapel.
  • A modern chapel.

See also

References

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