Jouillat
Appearance
Jouillat | |
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![]() The Château of Jouillat | |
Coordinates: 46°15′29″N 1°56′13″E / 46.2581°N 1.9369°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Guéret |
Canton | Saint-Vaury |
Intercommunality | CA Grand Guéret |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Éric Auchapt |
Area 1 | 22.44 km2 (8.66 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 378 |
• Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 23101 /23220 |
Elevation | 283–546 m (928–1,791 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Jouillat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
A farming area comprising the village and several small hamlets situated in the valley of the Creuse River, some 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Guéret at the junction of the D6, D16 and the D940 roads.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 424 | — |
1968 | 463 | +9.2% |
1975 | 400 | −13.6% |
1982 | 395 | −1.2% |
1990 | 361 | −8.6% |
1999 | 402 | +11.4% |
2008 | 469 | +16.7% |
Sights
- The church of St. Martial, dating from the twelfth century.
- The fifteenth-century castle.
- The ruins of a fifteenth-century chateau at Bretouilly.
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
- Jouillat on the Quid website[permanent dead link] (in French)
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