La Saunière
La Saunière is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
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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 (2008–2014) | Michel Sudron |
Area 1 | 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 607 |
• Density | 81/km2 (210/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. | ±% |
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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.
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See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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