Sagnat

Sagnat
Commune
Town hall
Sagnat
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Sagnat
Coordinates: 46°18′18″N 1°37′45″E / 46.305°N 1.6292°E / 46.305; 1.6292Coordinates: 46°18′18″N 1°37′45″E / 46.305°N 1.6292°E / 46.305; 1.6292
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Dun-le-Palestel
Intercommunality CC Monts et Vallées Ouest Creuse
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Philippe Brigand
Area1 11.81 km2 (4.56 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 201
 • Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23166 /23800
Elevation 278–362 m (912–1,188 ft)
(avg. 312 m or 1,024 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.

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

Geography

A farming area, comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Brézentine river, some 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D49 and the D46 with the D69 road.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962294—    
1968301+2.4%
1975268−11.0%
1982233−13.1%
1990203−12.9%
1999188−7.4%
2008201+6.9%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The ancient stone cross on the square.

See also

References


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