Montaigut-le-Blanc, Creuse
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| Coordinates: 46°07′19″N 1°44′09″E / 46.1219°N 1.7358°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Guéret-2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Guéret |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Ludivine Chatenet[1] |
Area 1 | 17.23 km2 (6.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 385 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/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) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- The church, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The restored fifteenth-century castle.
- An eighteenth-century chapel.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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