Azat-Châtenet (French pronunciation: [aza ʃatnɛ]; Occitan: Asac Chastanet) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
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Location of Azat-Châtenet  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°04′38″N 1°45′37″E / 46.0772°N 1.7603°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Le Grand-Bourg |
| Intercommunality | CC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Bernard Quinque[1] |
Area 1 | 9.51 km2 (3.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 123 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23014 /23210 |
| Elevation | 436–565 m (1,430–1,854 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editAn area of farming, forests and lakes, comprising a small village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Leyrenne river, some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Guéret at the junction of the D42 and the D61.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 203 | — |
| 1968 | 210 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 188 | −10.5% |
| 1982 | 168 | −10.6% |
| 1990 | 133 | −20.8% |
| 1999 | 133 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 132 | −0.8% |
| 2014 | 109 | −17.4% |
Sights
edit- The church of St.Julien, dating from the fourteenth century.
- A fourteenth-century stone cross.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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