Bazelat

Bazelat
Bazelat
Location within Limousin region  Bazelat
Coordinates: 46°21′11″N 1°32′21″E / 46.3531°N 1.5392°ECoordinates: 46°21′11″N 1°32′21″E / 46.3531°N 1.5392°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	La Souterraine
Intercommunality	Pays Sostranien
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Maurice Vaury
Area^1	13.43 km^2 (5.19 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	291
• Density	22/km^2 (56/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23018 / 23160
Elevation	280–400 m (920–1,310 ft) (avg. 345 m or 1,132 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.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Abloux, some 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Guéret, on the D71 road near its junction with the D70. The commune borders the département of Indre.

The river Abloux has its source in the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	402	—
1968	492	+22.4%
1975	429	−12.8%
1982	373	−13.1%
1990	303	−18.8%
1999	285	−5.9%
2008	291	+2.1%

Sights

• The church, dating from the twelfth century.
• A restored public washhouse.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Bazelat on the Quid website (French)