Flayat

Flayat
Commune
The parish church of Saint-Martin, in Flayat
The parish church of Saint-Martin, in Flayat
Location of Flayat
Map
Flayat is located in France
Flayat
Flayat
Flayat is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Flayat
Flayat
Coordinates: 45°46′39″N 2°22′59″E / 45.7775°N 2.3831°E / 45.7775; 2.3831
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonAuzances
IntercommunalityCC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Patrick Mounaud[1]
Area
1
43.53 km2 (16.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
300
 • Density6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23081 /23260
Elevation735–827 m (2,411–2,713 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Flayat (French pronunciation: [flaja]; Occitan: Flaiac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the upper valley of the river Méouzette some 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D21, D30 and the D996 roads. The commune has an eastern border with the department of Allier and is within the national park of the Millevaches (not 1000 cows, but lakes).

The Chavanon (locally called la Ramade) forms most of the commune's eastern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962622—    
1968533−14.3%
1975489−8.3%
1982447−8.6%
1990364−18.6%
1999380+4.4%
2008339−10.8%

Sights

  • The sixteenth-century church of St. Martin.
  • The chapel of Salesses, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The chapel of St. Clair, from the eighteenth century.
  • A chateau.

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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