Azat-Châtenet
| Azat-Châtenet | |
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  Azat-Châtenet | |
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Location within Limousin region  Azat-Châtenet | |
| Coordinates: 46°04′38″N 1°45′37″E / 46.0772°N 1.7603°ECoordinates: 46°04′38″N 1°45′37″E / 46.0772°N 1.7603°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Bénévent-l'Abbaye |
| Intercommunality | Bénévent-Grand-Bourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Bernard Quinque |
| Area1 | 9.51 km2 (3.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 132 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23014 / 23210 |
| Elevation |
436–565 m (1,430–1,854 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft) |
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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. | |
Azat-Châtenet 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 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
| Historical population | ||
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| 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% |
Sights
- The church of St.Julien, dating from the fourteenth century.
- A fourteenth-century stone cross.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Azat-Châtenet. |
- Azat-Châtenet on the Quid website (French)
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