Viersat

Versat
Commune

Coat of arms
Versat
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Versat
Coordinates: 46°16′17″N 2°25′55″E / 46.2714°N 2.4319°E / 46.2714; 2.4319Coordinates: 46°16′17″N 2°25′55″E / 46.2714°N 2.4319°E / 46.2714; 2.4319
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Évaux-les-Bains
Intercommunality CC Creuse Confluence
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Nadine Glomeaud
Area1 29.09 km2 (11.23 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 335
 • Density 12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23261 /23170
Elevation 369–494 m (1,211–1,621 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.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising a village and several hamlets situated some 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Montlucon, at the junction of the D14, D41 and the D64 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962446—    
1968464+4.0%
1975396−14.7%
1982343−13.4%
1990378+10.2%
1999348−7.9%
2008335−3.7%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The seventeenth-century château de Chatelguyon.

See also

References


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