Champagnat, Creuse

Champagnat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Champagnat
Commune
Location of Champagnat
Champagnat
Champagnat
Coordinates: 46°01′10″N 2°17′03″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonAubusson
IntercommunalityCC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Christian Échevarne
Area
1
28.82 km2 (11.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
467
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23048 /23190
Elevation436–663 m (1,430–2,175 ft)
(avg. 546 m or 1,791 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Aubusson at the junctions of the D40, D9, D19, D24 and the D993 roads.

The river Tardes flows northward through the eastern part of the commune.

The Voueize forms part of the commune's western border.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962550—    
1968604+9.8%
1975494−18.2%
1982482−2.4%
1990438−9.1%
1999423−3.4%
2008428+1.2%

Sights
  • A menhir.
  • The church of St. Martial, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The medieval castle of Champagnat.
  • The fourteenth-century castle de Peyrudette.
  • The château de Fournoux.
  • A fifteenth-century chapel at Peyrudette.

Personalities

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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