Leyrat

Leyrat
Commune
Leyrat
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Leyrat
Coordinates: 46°21′46″N 2°17′36″E / 46.3628°N 2.2933°E / 46.3628; 2.2933Coordinates: 46°21′46″N 2°17′36″E / 46.3628°N 2.2933°E / 46.3628; 2.2933
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Boussac
Intercommunality CC Creuse Confluence
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Rosine Romaine
Area1 18.32 km2 (7.07 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 157
 • Density 8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23108 /23600
Elevation 372–456 m (1,220–1,496 ft)
(avg. 425 m or 1,394 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.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Guéret at the junction of the D7, D67 and the D916 roads. The Petite Creuse river flows through the middle of the commune’s territory.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962297—    
1968304+2.4%
1975243−20.1%
1982215−11.5%
1990193−10.2%
1999175−9.3%
2008157−10.3%

Sights

  • The church of St. Désiré, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The ruins of the chateau of Motte-au-Groing.

See also

References


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