Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Montaigut-le-Blanc | |
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Commune | |
Location of Montaigut-le-Blanc | |
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Coordinates: 46°07′19″N 1°44′09″E / 46.1219°N 1.7358°E / 46.1219; 1.7358 | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Guéret |
Canton | Guéret-2 |
Intercommunality | CA Grand Guéret |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–2026) | Ludivine Chatenet |
Area | 17.23 km (6.65 sq mi) |
Population | 372 |
• Density | 22/km (56/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 23132 /23320 |
Elevation | 390–510 m (1,280–1,670 ft) (avg. 437 m or 1,434 ft) |
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Montaigut-le-Blanc (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tɛɡy lə blɑ̃]; Occitan: Montagut) 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 some 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Guéret at the junction of the D22, D52 and the D914 roads. The commune is served by a TER railway station at the nearby hamlet of La Neuville.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 501 | — |
1968 | 537 | +7.2% |
1975 | 471 | −12.3% |
1982 | 461 | −2.1% |
1990 | 448 | −2.8% |
1999 | 396 | −11.6% |
2008 | 383 | −3.3% |
Sights
- The church, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The restored fifteenth-century castle.
- An eighteenth-century chapel.
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
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