Jarnages

French commune
name= Jarnages

region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton= Jarnages
insee=23100
cp=23140
maire= Vincent Turpinat
mandat= 2008-2014
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Carrefour des Quatre Provinces
longitude=2.08555555556
latitude=46.1822222222
alt moy=460 m
alt mini=412 m
alt maxi=545 m
hectares=917
km²=9,17
sans=506
date-sans=2007
dens=54

Jarnages is a commune and chief town of a canton in the Creuse "département" of the Limousin region of France.

Geography

A farming village situated some convert|10|mi|km east of Guéret, at the junction of the D65, D13 and the D990. The N145 road forms the northern border of the commune.

History

The origins of Jarnages go back a long way. During the Gallo-Roman period it was known as ‘’Agarrusacum’’. In the Middle Ages, its royal châtelain was Bertrand d'Armagnac, Count de la Marche, who had it fortified in 1434. In the 16th century, Jarnages had a certain importance as a Protestant stronghold, but the Governor of the Marane retook it in 1691.

Population

Places of interest

* The church of St.Pierre, dating from the 12th century.

See also

*Communes of the Creuse department

External links

* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=20084&req=Jarnages Jarnages on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on September 12th 2008."