Alleyrat, Creuse

Alleyrat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in centralFrance.

Alleyrat
Location of Alleyrat
Alleyrat
Alleyrat
Coordinates: 45°59′21″N 2°09′16″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonAubusson
IntercommunalityCC Creuse Grand Sud
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Henry Maingonnat
Area
1
9.54 km2 (3.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
143
  Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23003 /23200
Elevation396–589 m (1,299–1,932 ft)
(avg. 470 m or 1,540 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming village, some 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Aubusson, at the junction of the D18 and the D942a roads and by the banks of the river Creuse.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962195    
1968205+5.1%
1975176−14.1%
1982174−1.1%
1990169−2.9%
1999166−1.8%
2008150−9.6%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The ruins of the castle of Laubard.
  • The chapel of St. Madeleine.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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