Alleyrat, Creuse

Alleyrat
Commune
Location of Alleyrat
Alleyrat Alleyrat
Coordinates: 45°59′21″N 2°09′16″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Aubusson
Intercommunality	CC Creuse Grand Sud
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Henry Maingonnat
Area 1	9.54 km2 (3.68 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	137
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23003 /23200
Elevation	396–589 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.

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

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

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	195	—
1968	205	+5.1%
1975	176	−14.1%
1982	174	−1.1%
1990	169	−2.9%
1999	166	−1.8%
2008	150	−9.6%

Sights

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

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department