Chavanat

Chavanat
Chavanat
Administration
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs
Intercommunality	Pays Creuse-Thaurion-Gartempe
Mayor	Guy Desloges (2001–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	471–647 m (1,545–2,123 ft) (avg. 500 m/1,600 ft)
Land area1	12.73 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Population2	130  (2008)
- Density	10 /km2 (26 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23060/ 23250
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.

Coordinates: 45°57′13″N 1°57′54″E / 45.9536111111°N 1.965°E / 45.9536111111; 1.965

Chavanat (Occitan: Chavanac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated in the valley of the river Thaurion, some 8 miles (13 km) west of Aubusson at the junctions of the D3, D10 and the D941 roads.

Demographic evolution

Historical population of Chavanat

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
140	182	202	154	144	127	130

Sights

• The church, dating from the thirteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Chavanat on the Quid website (French)