Nouziers

Nouziers
Nouziers
Administration
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Châtelus-Malvaleix
Intercommunality	March Avenir
Mayor	Jean Louis Escolier (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	342–466 m (1,122–1,529 ft) (avg. 410 m/1,350 ft)
Land area1	14.33 km2 (5.53 sq mi)
Population2	240  (2008)
- Density	17 /km2 (44 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23148/ 23350
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°25′21″N 1°57′31″E / 46.4225°N 1.95861111111°E / 46.4225; 1.95861111111

Nouziers 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 on the border with the department of Indre, some 16 miles (26 km) north of Guéret, at the junction of the D2 and the D56 roads with the D940.

Population

Historical populations
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	463	—
1968	505	+9.1%
1975	385	−23.8%
1982	276	−28.3%
1990	278	+0.7%
1999	232	−16.5%
2008	240	+3.4%

Sights

The church

• The twelfth-century church.
• The remains of two ancient chateaux.
• An old stone cross.
• The war memorial.

The church interior

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Nouziers on the Quid website (French)