Auriat

Auriat
Auriat
Location within Limousin region  Auriat
Coordinates: 45°52′27″N 1°38′43″E / 45.8742°N 1.6453°ECoordinates: 45°52′27″N 1°38′43″E / 45.8742°N 1.6453°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Bourganeuf
Intercommunality	Bourganeuf et Royère-de-Vassivière
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Franck Simon-Chautemps
Area^1	21.66 km^2 (8.36 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	124
• Density	5.7/km^2 (15/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23012 / 23400
Elevation	376–628 m (1,234–2,060 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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Auriat 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 several hamlets, situated some 18 miles (29 km) east of Limoges near the junction of the D12, D22 and the D58.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	174	—
1968	241	+38.5%
1975	216	−10.4%
1982	180	−16.7%
1990	144	−20.0%
1999	113	−21.5%
2008	124	+9.7%

Sights

• The church, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The Château de la Baconnaille.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Auriat on the Quid website (French)