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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Peyrat-la-Nonière
Commune
The church of PeyratThe church of Peyrat
Coat of arms of Peyrat-la-NonièreCoat of arms
Location of Peyrat-la-Nonière
Peyrat-la-Nonière is located in FrancePeyrat-la-NonièrePeyrat-la-NonièreShow map of FrancePeyrat-la-Nonière is located in Nouvelle-AquitainePeyrat-la-NonièrePeyrat-la-NonièreShow map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°05′18″N 2°15′26″E / 46.0883°N 2.2572°E / 46.0883; 2.2572
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonGouzon
IntercommunalityCC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Luquet
Area41.4 km (16.0 sq mi)
Population422
 • Density10/km (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code23151 /23130
Elevation409–556 m (1,342–1,824 ft)
(avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Peyrat-la-Nonière (French pronunciation: [pɛʁa la nɔnjɛʁ]; Occitan: Peirat la Noniera) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry, lakes and streams comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Voueize, some 10 miles (16 km) north of Aubusson, at the junction of the D4, D54 and the D993 roads.

The river Tardes forms most of the commune's eastern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962689—    
1968786+14.1%
1975663−15.6%
1982609−8.1%
1990506−16.9%
1999499−1.4%
2008467−6.4%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The remains of the abbey de Bonlieu.
  • The castle of Chiroux.
  • The two châteaux, du Mazeau and la Voreille.
  • A sixteenth-century chapel.
  • An ancient stone bridge over the river Tardes.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.

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Communes of the Creuse department


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