Ahun

For the village in Iran, see Ahun, Iran.

Ahun
Commune
The war memorial and the church of Saint-Sylvain, in Ahun
Coat of arms
Location of Ahun
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Coordinates: 46°05′14″N 2°02′45″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Ahun
Intercommunality	Creuse Sud Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Cotiche
Area 1	33.74 km2 (13.03 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,433
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23001 /23150
Elevation	331–564 m (1,086–1,850 ft) (avg. 449 m or 1,473 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ahun (French pronunciation: [a.œ̃]; Occitan: Aiun) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Creuse, some 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D942, D13 and the D18. It was the Roman site of Acitodunum, an important town on the route between Limoges and Clermont-Ferrand.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,623	—
1975	1,605	−0.16%
1982	1,529	−0.69%
1990	1,481	−0.40%
1999	1,501	+0.15%
2007	1,557	+0.46%
2012	1,528	−0.38%
2017	1,432	−1.29%
Source: INSEE

Sights

The railway viaduct at Busseau

• The viaduct carrying the railway 57m over the river, built by Lloyds and Nordling in 1864.
• The church of St.Sylvain, dating from the twelfth century.
• Three fifteenth century chateaux.

Personalities

• Saint Silvanus of Ahun (Silvain), martyred and buried in the village.
• Jean Auclair, politician.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

External links

• Ahun on the Quid website (in French)