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Nouhant
Administration Country France Region Limousin Department Creuse Arrondissement Aubusson Canton Chambon-sur-Voueize Intercommunality Évaux-les-Bains Chambon-sur-Voueize Mayor Nicolas Simonet
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 417–555 m (1,368–1,821 ft)
(avg. 410 m/1,350 ft)Land area1 25.75 km2 (9.94 sq mi) Population2 306 (2008) - Density 12 /km2 (31 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 23145/ 23170 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°17′06″N 2°23′29″E / 46.285°N 2.39138888889°E
Nouhant is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
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Geography
A area of farming, lakes and streams comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Verneigette, some 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Montluçon, at the junction of the D64, D66 and the N145 roads. The commune borders the department of Allier to the east.
Population
Historical populations Year Pop. ±% 1962 457 — 1968 508 +11.2% 1975 446 −12.2% 1982 378 −15.2% 1990 355 −6.1% 1999 323 −9.0% 2008 306 −5.3% Sights
- The church, dating from the twelfth century.
- The remains of a fifteenth century fortified house at Fressinaud.
- The Château du Clos.
- A fifteenth-century stone cross.
See also
References
External links
- Nouhant on the Quid website (French)
Categories:- Communes of Creuse
- Creuse geography stubs
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