La Nouaille

La Nouaille is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

La Nouaille
The town hall and the war memorial, in La Nouaille
Location of La Nouaille
La Nouaille
La Nouaille
Coordinates: 45°50′51″N 2°03′56″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonFelletin
IntercommunalityCC Creuse Grand Sud
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jacques Georget
Area
1
48.12 km2 (18.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
249
  Density5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23144 /23500
Elevation576–846 m (1,890–2,776 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 lakes, forestry and farming comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets situated in the valleys of the Thaurion and Banize rivers, some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Aubusson, at the junction of the D26 with the D59 and on the D992 road.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962324    
1968401+23.8%
1975379−5.5%
1982329−13.2%
1990264−19.8%
1999248−6.1%
2008247−0.4%

Sights

  • The twelfth-century church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul.
  • The fifteenth-century manorhouse, the Domaine de Banizette, a national heritage site.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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