Clugnat

Clugnat
Clugnat
Administration
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Châtelus-Malvaleix
Intercommunality	Petite Creuse
Mayor	Guy Tallot (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	287–537 m (942–1,762 ft) (avg. 330 m/1,080 ft)
Land area1	42.42 km2 (16.38 sq mi)
Population2	686  (2008)
- Density	16 /km2 (41 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23064/ 23270
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: 46°18′33″N 2°07′09″E / 46.3091666667°N 2.11916666667°E / 46.3091666667; 2.11916666667

Clugnat 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 valleys of the Petite Creuse and the Verraux rivers, some 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Guéret at the junction of the D14, D11 and the D68 roads.

Population

Historical population of Clugnat

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
828	916	836	809	752	687	686

Sights

• The church of St. Martial, dating from the twelfth century.
• The modern chapel of St. John.
• The remains of the château de Bâtisse.
• An unusual war memorial.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Clugnat on the Quid website (French)