Clugnat

Clugnat
Commune
The town hall in Clugnat

Coat of arms
Clugnat
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Clugnat
Coordinates: 46°18′33″N 2°07′09″E / 46.3092°N 2.1192°E / 46.3092; 2.1192Coordinates: 46°18′33″N 2°07′09″E / 46.3092°N 2.1192°E / 46.3092; 2.1192
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Boussac
Intercommunality CC Creuse Confluence
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Guy Tallot
Area1 42.42 km2 (16.38 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 686
 • Density 16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23064 /23270
Elevation 287–537 m (942–1,762 ft)
(avg. 330 m or 1,080 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.

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

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated in the valleys of the Petite Creuse and the Verraux rivers, some 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Guéret at the junction of the D14, D11 and the D68 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962828—    
1968916+10.6%
1975836−8.7%
1982809−3.2%
1990752−7.0%
1999687−8.6%
2008686−0.1%

Sights

  • The church of St. Martial, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The modern chapel of St. John.
  • The remains of the château de Bâtisse.
  • An unusual war memorial.

See also

References


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