Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre
Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre | |
---|---|
Location of Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre ![]() | |
![]() ![]() Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre ![]() ![]() Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre | |
Coordinates: 46°24′38″N 1°49′23″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Guéret |
Canton | Bonnat |
Intercommunality | CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Philippe Durand |
Area 1 | 44.73 km2 (17.27 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 773 |
• Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 23112 /23360 |
Elevation | 217–433 m (712–1,421 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 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 streams, lakes and farming, comprising the village and some small hamlets, situated some 15 miles (24 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D6, D48 and the D915 roads. The Petite Creuse river forms much of the south-western boundary of the commune's territory, whilst to the north lies the department of Indre.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1962 | 1,327 | — |
1968 | 1,425 | +7.4% |
1975 | 1,266 | −11.2% |
1982 | 1,100 | −13.1% |
1990 | 1,034 | −6.0% |
1999 | 923 | −10.7% |
2008 | 844 | −8.6% |
Sights
- The church of St. Pierre, dating from the fifteenth century.
- A menhir.
- Traces of a Roman settlement called the "Fossé de Châtres".
- The fourteenth-century castle at the hamlet of Vost, rebuilt in the nineteenth century.
- The chapel at Lignaud, dating from the thirteenth century.
gollark: You should start with "with all due respect" or something, that can be interpreted quite condescendingly.
gollark: Thanks, I can use this to suggest it to other people.
gollark: Please crop your memetic hazards.
gollark: You can trust the incomprehensible recommender algorithms. The incomprehensible recommender algorithms recommended me a video saying so.
gollark: I assume that most people just don't particularly care about historical figures that much.
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
![]() |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre. |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.