Aulon, Creuse

Aulon
Aulon
Location within Limousin region  Aulon
Coordinates: 46°04′59″N 1°41′29″E / 46.0831°N 1.6914°ECoordinates: 46°04′59″N 1°41′29″E / 46.0831°N 1.6914°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Bénévent-l'Abbaye
Intercommunality	Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Josette Moreau
Area^1	10.86 km^2 (4.19 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	171
• Density	16/km^2 (41/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23011 / 23210
Elevation	407–535 m (1,335–1,755 ft) (avg. 413 m or 1,355 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Aulon is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

An area of farming, forests and lakes comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets, situated some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Guéret at the junction of the D42, D912 and the D10. Approximately 10 million tourists visit the region every year.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	228	—
1968	256	+12.3%
1975	218	−14.8%
1982	209	−4.1%
1990	191	−8.6%
1999	176	−7.9%
2008	171	−2.8%

Sights

• The church, dating from the fifteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Aulon on the Quid website (French)