La Saunière
La Saunière (French pronunciation: [la sonjɛʁ]; Occitan: La Saunièra) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
La Saunière | |
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 Château du Théret | |
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Location of La Saunière | |
  La Saunière  La Saunière | |
| Coordinates: 46°07′52″N 1°56′16″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Guéret-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Guéret |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Annie Zapata[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
| Population | 645 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23169 /23000 |
| Elevation | 376–560 m (1,234–1,837 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
An area of farming and forestry comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated just 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Guéret at the junction of the D942 and the D17 roads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 345 | — |
| 1968 | 374 | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 332 | −11.2% |
| 1982 | 426 | +28.3% |
| 1990 | 532 | +24.9% |
| 1999 | 543 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 629 | +15.8% |
Sights
- The church, dating from the twelfth century.
- The fifteenth-century château du Théret.
Personalities
- René Boudard (1909–2004), historian, was born here.
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
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