Naillat

Naillat
The church of Saint-Médard, in Naillat
Naillat
Location within Limousin region  Naillat
Coordinates: 46°15′55″N 1°38′18″E / 46.2653°N 1.6383°ECoordinates: 46°15′55″N 1°38′18″E / 46.2653°N 1.6383°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Dun-le-Palestel
Intercommunality	Pays Dunois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jeanine Gillet
Area^1	36.23 km^2 (13.99 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	657
• Density	18/km^2 (47/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23141 / 23800
Elevation	316–530 m (1,037–1,739 ft) (avg. 360 m or 1,180 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.

Naillat 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 some 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Guéret at the junction of the D5, D14 and the D44 roads. A small tributary of the Creuse, the river Brézentine flows through the middle of the village.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	943	—
1968	1,084	+15.0%
1975	955	−11.9%
1982	809	−15.3%
1990	721	−10.9%
1999	641	−11.1%
2008	657	+2.5%

Sights

• The twelfth-century church, with a twisted spire.
• A feudal motte.
• Two menhirs.
• The château de La Vergne.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Naillat on the Quid website (French)