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Augères

Coordinates: 46°05′20″N 1°43′52″E / 46.0889°N 1.7311°E / 46.0889; 1.7311
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Augères
Location of Augères
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Augères is located in France
Augères
Augères
Augères is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Augères
Augères
Coordinates: 46°05′20″N 1°43′52″E / 46.0889°N 1.7311°E / 46.0889; 1.7311
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonLe Grand-Bourg
IntercommunalityCC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Gasnet[1]
Area
1
12.43 km2 (4.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
118
 • Density9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23010 /23210
Elevation417–522 m (1,368–1,713 ft)
(avg. 428 m or 1,404 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Augères (French pronunciation: [oʒɛʁ]; Occitan: Augieras) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

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A farming area comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Guéret by the banks of the Leyrenne river and at the junction of the D42 and the D22.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962230—    
1968254+10.4%
1975187−26.4%
1982178−4.8%
1990146−18.0%
1999146+0.0%
2008135−7.5%
2015122−9.6%

Sights

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  • The church of St.Pierre, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • The chapel de Villars, from the fourteenth century.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.