Azat-Châtenet (French pronunciation: [aza ʃatnɛ]; Occitan: Asac Chastanet) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Azat-Châtenet
Location of Azat-Châtenet
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Azat-Châtenet is located in France
Azat-Châtenet
Azat-Châtenet
Azat-Châtenet is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Azat-Châtenet
Azat-Châtenet
Coordinates: 46°04′38″N 1°45′37″E / 46.0772°N 1.7603°E / 46.0772; 1.7603
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonLe Grand-Bourg
IntercommunalityCC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Bernard Quinque[1]
Area
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9.51 km2 (3.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
123
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23014 /23210
Elevation436–565 m (1,430–1,854 ft)
(avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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An area of farming, forests and lakes, comprising a small village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Leyrenne river, some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Guéret at the junction of the D42 and the D61.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962203—    
1968210+3.4%
1975188−10.5%
1982168−10.6%
1990133−20.8%
1999133+0.0%
2008132−0.8%
2014109−17.4%

Sights

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  • The church of St.Julien, dating from the fourteenth century.
  • A fourteenth-century stone cross.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.