Rougnat

Rougnat
Commune
The church in Rougnat

Coat of arms
Rougnat
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Rougnat
Coordinates: 46°03′17″N 2°30′07″E / 46.0547°N 2.5019°E / 46.0547; 2.5019Coordinates: 46°03′17″N 2°30′07″E / 46.0547°N 2.5019°E / 46.0547; 2.5019
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Auzances
Intercommunality CC Chénérailles, Auzances/Bellegarde et Haut Pays Marchois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Pierre Désarménien
Area1 41.01 km2 (15.83 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 556
 • Density 14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23164 /23700
Elevation 430–669 m (1,411–2,195 ft)
(avg. 550 m or 1,800 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.

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

Geography

A large area of forestry, farming and lakes comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Cher, some 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Aubusson on the D996 and the D4 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962816—    
1968856+4.9%
1975764−10.7%
1982676−11.5%
1990631−6.7%
1999541−14.3%
2008556+2.8%

Sights

  • The church of St. Laurent, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A dolmen.
  • Vestiges of a Roman villa at Cujasseix.
  • The fifteenth-century Bodeau castle.

See also

References


    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.