Auriat
Appearance
Auriat | |
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Coordinates: 45°52′27″N 1°38′43″E / 45.8742°N 1.6453°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Guéret |
Canton | Bourganeuf |
Intercommunality | CC Creuse Sud Ouest |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Franck Simon-Chautemps[1] |
Area 1 | 21.66 km2 (8.36 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 109 |
• Density | 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 23012 /23400 |
Elevation | 376–628 m (1,234–2,060 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Auriat (French pronunciation: [oʁja]; Occitan: Auriac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
[edit]An area of farming, forests and lakes comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated some 18 miles (29 km) east of Limoges near the junction of the D12, D22 and the D58.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 174 | — |
1968 | 241 | +38.5% |
1975 | 216 | −10.4% |
1982 | 180 | −16.7% |
1990 | 144 | −20.0% |
1999 | 113 | −21.5% |
2008 | 124 | +9.7% |
2015 | 110 | −11.3% |
Sights
[edit]- The church, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The Château de la Baconnaille.
See also
[edit]- Communes of the Creuse department
- Ma Commune Auriat description
References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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