Azerables

Azerables
The church of Saint-Georges, in Azerables
Azerables
Location within Limousin region  Azerables
Coordinates: 46°21′17″N 1°28′40″E / 46.3547°N 1.4778°ECoordinates: 46°21′17″N 1°28′40″E / 46.3547°N 1.4778°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	La Souterraine
Intercommunality	Pays Sostranien
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Yves Aumaitre
Area^1	39.44 km^2 (15.23 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	890
• Density	23/km^2 (58/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23015 / 23160
Elevation	273–394 m (896–1,293 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 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.

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

Geography

An area of farming and lakes comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Anglin, some 23 miles (37 km) northwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D1, D15 and the D70. The A20 autoroute forms much of the western border of the commune.

The river Anglin has its source in the commune.

The river Abloux forms most of the commune's eastern border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,219	—
1968	1,258	+3.2%
1975	1,136	−9.7%
1982	1,033	−9.1%
1990	1,019	−1.4%
1999	958	−6.0%
2008	890	−7.1%

Sights

• The church, dating from the twelfth century.
• A fifteenth-century chapel.
• A modern chapel.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Azerables on the Quid website (French)