Rougnat

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

Rougnat
Commune
The church in Rougnat
Coat of arms
Location of Rougnat
Rougnat
Rougnat
Coordinates: 46°03′17″N 2°30′07″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonAuzances
IntercommunalityCC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Pierre Désarménien
Area
1
41.01 km2 (15.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
494
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23164 /23700
Elevation430–669 m (1,411–2,195 ft)
(avg. 550 m or 1,800 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A large area of forestry, farming and lakes comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Cher, some 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Aubusson on the D996 and the D4 roads.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962816—    
1968856+4.9%
1975764−10.7%
1982676−11.5%
1990631−6.7%
1999541−14.3%
2008556+2.8%

Sights
  • The church of St. Laurent, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A dolmen.
  • Vestiges of a Roman villa at Cujasseix.
  • The fifteenth-century Bodeau castle.

See also

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


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