Nouhant
| Nouhant | |
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  Nouhant | |
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Nouhant | |
| Coordinates: 46°17′06″N 2°23′29″E / 46.285°N 2.3914°ECoordinates: 46°17′06″N 2°23′29″E / 46.285°N 2.3914°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | Chambon-sur-Voueize |
| Intercommunality | Évaux-les-Bains Chambon-sur-Voueize |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Nicolas Simonet |
| Area1 | 25.75 km2 (9.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 306 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23145 / 23170 |
| Elevation |
417–555 m (1,368–1,821 ft) (avg. 410 m or 1,350 ft) |
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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. | |
Nouhant is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
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 population | ||
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| 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nouhant. |
- Nouhant on the Quid website (French)
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