Sardent

Sardent
Commune
Coat of arms of Sardent
Coat of arms
Location of Sardent
Map
Sardent is located in France
Sardent
Sardent
Sardent is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sardent
Sardent
Coordinates: 46°03′05″N 1°51′23″E / 46.0514°N 1.8564°E / 46.0514; 1.8564
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonAhun
IntercommunalityCC Creuse Sud Ouest
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Gaillard[1]
Area
1
41.11 km2 (15.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
757
 • Density18/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23168 /23250
Elevation455–680 m (1,493–2,231 ft)
(avg. 513 m or 1,683 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sardent (French pronunciation: [saʁdɑ̃]; Limousin: Sarden) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of streams, lakes, forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Gartempe, some 10 miles (16 km) south of Guéret, where the D60 and the D50 roads join the D940.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,051—    
19681,085+3.2%
19751,047−3.5%
1982944−9.8%
1990845−10.5%
1999802−5.1%
2008818+2.0%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the eleventh century.
  • Megaliths known as "Les Pierres Boutelines".
  • A nineteenth-century chapel at the hamlet of Saint-Pardoux.
  • A statue of the "marmot de la Feyte", at La Feyte.
  • Sculptures at the village of Mont.

Personalities

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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