Bord-Saint-Georges

Bord-Saint-Georges
Commune
Bord-Saint-Georges
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Bord-Saint-Georges
Coordinates: 46°15′40″N 2°17′59″E / 46.2611°N 2.2997°E / 46.2611; 2.2997Coordinates: 46°15′40″N 2°17′59″E / 46.2611°N 2.2997°E / 46.2611; 2.2997
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Boussac
Intercommunality CC Creuse Confluence
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Baptiste Alanore
Area1 32.5 km2 (12.5 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 359
  Density 11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23026 /23230
Elevation 364–475 m (1,194–1,558 ft)
(avg. 538 m or 1,765 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.

Bord-Saint-Georges is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of forestry, farming and lakes comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D7, D14 and the D55 roads.

The Voueize forms part of the commune's southern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962516    
1968568+10.1%
1975528−7.0%
1982435−17.6%
1990343−21.1%
1999336−2.0%
2008359+6.8%

Sights

  • The church of St.Georges, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • A war memorial.

See also

References


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