Nouzerolles (French pronunciation: [nuzʁɔl]; Occitan: Noseròles) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

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Location of Nouzerolles
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Nouzerolles is located in France
Nouzerolles
Nouzerolles
Nouzerolles is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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Nouzerolles
Coordinates: 46°22′57″N 1°44′33″E / 46.3825°N 1.7425°E / 46.3825; 1.7425
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonDun-le-Palestel
IntercommunalityCC Pays Dunois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Laurent[1]
Area
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8.17 km2 (3.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
95
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23147 /23360
Elevation210–342 m (689–1,122 ft)
(avg. 343 m or 1,125 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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A small farming village situated on the border with the department of Indre, some 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D5 and the D78 roads. The Petite Creuse river forms all of the commune's southern border.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962162—    
1968196+21.0%
1975176−10.2%
1982139−21.0%
1990111−20.1%
1999100−9.9%
2008102+2.0%

Sights

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  • The fourteenth-century church.
  • St. Antoine's chapel
  • A fortified manorhouse.
  • The remains of an eleventh-century tower and a castle.
  • An old stone bridge crossing the Petite Creuse.

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.