Sermur

Sermur
Commune
The remains of the Tower of Sermur
Sermur
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Sermur
Coordinates: 45°58′34″N 2°25′55″E / 45.9761°N 2.4319°E / 45.9761; 2.4319Coordinates: 45°58′34″N 2°25′55″E / 45.9761°N 2.4319°E / 45.9761; 2.4319
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Auzances
Intercommunality CC Chénérailles, Auzances/Bellegarde et Haut Pays Marchois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Brigitte Lenoir
Area1 19.50 km2 (7.53 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 100
 • Density 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23171 /23700
Elevation 607–725 m (1,991–2,379 ft)
(avg. 720 m or 2,360 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.

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

Geography

An area of lakes and streams, farming and forestry comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 14 miles (23 km) east of Aubusson, near the junction of the D25 and the D38 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962200—    
1968238+19.0%
1975209−12.2%
1982155−25.8%
1990139−10.3%
1999128−7.9%
2008100−21.9%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The ruined tower, the only remains of an eleventh-century castle.

See also

References


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