Nouhant

Nouhant (French pronunciation: [nu.ɑ̃]; Occitan: Noent) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Nouhant
Coat of arms of Nouhant
Location of Nouhant
Nouhant is located in France
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Nouhant
Nouhant is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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Nouhant
Coordinates: 46°17′06″N 2°23′29″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonÉvaux-les-Bains
IntercommunalityCC Creuse Confluence
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Nicolas Simonnet[1]
Area
1
25.75 km2 (9.94 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
277
  Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23145 /23170
Elevation417–555 m (1,368–1,821 ft)
(avg. 410 m or 1,350 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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
YearPop.±%
1962457    
1968508+11.2%
1975446−12.2%
1982378−15.2%
1990355−6.1%
1999323−9.0%
2008306−5.3%

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

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.


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