Azat-Châtenet

Azat-Châtenet
Azat-Châtenet

Coordinates: 46°04′38″N 1°45′37″E / 46.0772°N 1.7603°E / 46.0772; 1.7603Coordinates: 46°04′38″N 1°45′37″E / 46.0772°N 1.7603°E / 46.0772; 1.7603
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Bénévent-l'Abbaye
Intercommunality Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Government
  Mayor (20082014) 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)

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
YearPop.±%
1962203    
1968210+3.4%
1975188−10.5%
1982168−10.6%
1990133−20.8%
1999133+0.0%
2008132−0.8%

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