Moutier-d'Ahun

Moutier-d’Ahun
Moutier-d’Ahun
Administration
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Ahun
Intercommunality	Pays Creuse-Thaurion-Gartempe
Mayor	Jean-Claude Trunde (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	340–456 m (1,120–1,496 ft) (avg. 362 m/1,188 ft)
Land area1	9.91 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Population2	168  (2008)
- Density	17 /km2 (44 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23138/ 23150
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°05′33″N 2°03′20″E / 46.0925°N 2.05555555556°E / 46.0925; 2.05555555556

Moutier-d’Ahun 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 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Guéret at the junction of the D16, D13 and the D942 roads. The Creuse River flows through the middle of the village.

Population

Historical populations
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	236	—
1968	274	+16.1%
1975	244	−10.9%
1982	234	−4.1%
1990	195	−16.7%
1999	193	−1.0%
2008	168	−13.0%

Sights

• The church, once part of a monastery, dating from the fourteenth century.
• A medieval stone bridge.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Moutier-d’Ahun on the Quid website (French)