Nouzerines

Nouzerines
Nouzerines
Location within Limousin region  Nouzerines
Coordinates: 46°23′21″N 2°06′33″E / 46.3892°N 2.1092°ECoordinates: 46°23′21″N 2°06′33″E / 46.3892°N 2.1092°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Boussac
Intercommunality	Pays de Boussac
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pascal Gibard
Area^1	19.09 km^2 (7.37 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	252
• Density	13/km^2 (34/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23146 / 23600
Elevation	345–447 m (1,132–1,467 ft) (avg. 412 m or 1,352 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.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated some 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Guéret at the junction of the D2, D68, D83 and the D97 road.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	451	—
1968	529	+17.3%
1975	437	−17.4%
1982	340	−22.2%
1990	277	−18.5%
1999	261	−5.8%
2008	252	−3.4%

Sights

• The eleventh-century church of St.Clair.
• A restored washhouse.
• The Lac de Cluzeau.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Nouzerines on the Quid website (French)