Montaigut-le-Blanc, Creuse

Montaigut-le-Blanc
Commune
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Montaigut-le-Blanc is located in France
Montaigut-le-Blanc
Montaigut-le-Blanc
Montaigut-le-Blanc is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Montaigut-le-Blanc
Montaigut-le-Blanc
Coordinates: 46°07′19″N 1°44′09″E / 46.1219°N 1.7358°E / 46.1219; 1.7358
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonGuéret-2
IntercommunalityCA Grand Guéret
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Ludivine Chatenet[1]
Area
1
17.23 km2 (6.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
385
 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23132 /23320
Elevation390–510 m (1,280–1,670 ft)
(avg. 437 m or 1,434 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montaigut-le-Blanc (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tɛɡy lə blɑ̃]; Occitan: Montagut) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Guéret at the junction of the D22, D52 and the D914 roads. The commune is served by a TER railway station at the nearby hamlet of La Neuville.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962501—    
1968537+7.2%
1975471−12.3%
1982461−2.1%
1990448−2.8%
1999396−11.6%
2008383−3.3%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The restored fifteenth-century castle.
  • An eighteenth-century chapel.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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