Alleyrat, Creuse

Alleyrat
Commune
Location of Alleyrat
Alleyrat Location within France Alleyrat Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°59′21″N 2°09′16″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Aubusson
Intercommunality	CC Creuse Grand Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Brunet
Area 1	9.54 km2 (3.68 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	144
• Density	15.1/km2 (39.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23003 /23200
Elevation	396–589 m (1,299–1,932 ft) (avg. 470 m or 1,540 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Alleyrat (French pronunciation: [alɛʁa]; Occitan: Alairac) is a commune in the Creuse department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. The current mayor is Guy Brunet, in office since 2014 and re-elected in 2020.

Geography

Alleyrat is a farming village, some 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Aubusson, at the junction of the D18 and the D942a roads and by the banks of the Creuse river.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	205	—
1975	176	−2.16%
1982	174	−0.16%
1990	169	−0.36%
1999	166	−0.20%
2007	152	−1.10%
2012	145	−0.94%
2017	143	−0.28%
2023	144	+0.12%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• A church dating from the 12th century
• The ruins of Laubard castle
• The chapel of St. Madeleine

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department