Fleurat

Fleurat
Commune
Fleurat
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Fleurat
Coordinates: 46°14′29″N 1°40′47″E / 46.2414°N 1.6797°E / 46.2414; 1.6797Coordinates: 46°14′29″N 1°40′47″E / 46.2414°N 1.6797°E / 46.2414; 1.6797
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Le Grand-Bourg
Intercommunality CC Monts et Vallées Ouest Creuse
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Didier Bardet
Area1 12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 271
  Density 22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23082 /23320
Elevation 349–539 m (1,145–1,768 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.

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

Geography

A farming village situated some 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Guéret at the junction of the D56, D5 and the N145 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962285    
1968316+10.9%
1975281−11.1%
1982253−10.0%
1990255+0.8%
1999273+7.1%
2008271−0.7%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

References


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