Sannat, Creuse

Sannat
Sannat
Location within Limousin region  Sannat
Coordinates: 46°07′13″N 2°24′30″E / 46.1203°N 2.4083°ECoordinates: 46°07′13″N 2°24′30″E / 46.1203°N 2.4083°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Évaux-les-Bains
Intercommunality	Auzances-Bellegarde
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bernard Rouchon
Area^1	34 km^2 (13 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	384
• Density	11/km^2 (29/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23167 / 23110
Elevation	356–584 m (1,168–1,916 ft) (avg. 490 m or 1,610 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.

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

Geography

A farming and forestry area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of both the Chat-Cros and Méouze rivers, some 19 miles (31 km) northeast of Aubusson, near the junction of the D24 and the D19 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	546	—
1968	627	+14.8%
1975	571	−8.9%
1982	481	−15.8%
1990	432	−10.2%
1999	370	−14.4%
2008	384	+3.8%

Sights

• The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
• Two châteaux, at La Ville-du-Bois and at Tirondeix.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Sannat on the Quid website (French)
• Association Sannat Histoire et Patrimoine (French)