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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Rougnat
Commune
The church in RougnatThe church in Rougnat
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Location of Rougnat
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Coordinates: 46°03′17″N 2°30′07″E / 46.0547°N 2.5019°E / 46.0547; 2.5019
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonAuzances
IntercommunalityCC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Désarménien
Area41.01 km (15.83 sq mi)
Population474
 • Density12/km (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code23164 /23700
Elevation430–669 m (1,411–2,195 ft)
(avg. 550 m or 1,800 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rougnat (French pronunciation: [ʁuɲa]; Occitan: Ronhac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

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. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
Communes of the Creuse department


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