La Saunière

La Saunière
Commune
Château du Théret
Château du Théret
Coat of arms of La Saunière
Coat of arms
Location of La Saunière
Map
La Saunière is located in France
La Saunière
La Saunière
La Saunière is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Saunière
La Saunière
Coordinates: 46°07′52″N 1°56′16″E / 46.1311°N 1.9378°E / 46.1311; 1.9378
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonGuéret-1
IntercommunalityCA Grand Guéret
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Annie Zapata[1]
Area
1
7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
653
 • Density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23169 /23000
Elevation376–560 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.

La Saunière (French pronunciation: [la sonjɛʁ]; Occitan: La Saunièra) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962345—    
1968374+8.4%
1975332−11.2%
1982426+28.3%
1990532+24.9%
1999543+2.1%
2008629+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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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