Nouziers

Nouziers
Commune
The centre of the village of Nouziers

Coat of arms
Nouziers
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Nouziers
Coordinates: 46°25′21″N 1°57′31″E / 46.4225°N 1.9586°E / 46.4225; 1.9586Coordinates: 46°25′21″N 1°57′31″E / 46.4225°N 1.9586°E / 46.4225; 1.9586
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Bonnat
Intercommunality CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean Louis Escolier
Area1 14.33 km2 (5.53 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 240
 • Density 17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23148 /23350
Elevation 342–466 m (1,122–1,529 ft)
(avg. 410 m or 1,350 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.

Nouziers 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 on the border with the department of Indre, some 16 miles (26 km) north of Guéret, at the junction of the D2 and the D56 roads with the D940.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962463—    
1968505+9.1%
1975385−23.8%
1982276−28.3%
1990278+0.7%
1999232−16.5%
2008240+3.4%

Sights

The church
  • The twelfth-century church.
  • The remains of two ancient chateaux.
  • An old stone cross.
  • The war memorial.
The church interior

See also

References


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