La Nouaille

La Nouaille
The town hall and the war memorial, in La Nouaille
The town hall and the war memorial, in La Nouaille
Location of La Nouaille
La Nouaille is located in France
La Nouaille
La Nouaille
Location within France
La Nouaille is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Nouaille
La Nouaille
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°50′51″N 2°03′56″E / 45.8475°N 2.0656°E / 45.8475; 2.0656
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonFelletin
IntercommunalityCC Creuse Grand Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nadine Ravet[1]
Area
1
48.12 km2 (18.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
224
 • Density4.66/km2 (12.1/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.

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

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.±% p.a.
1968 401—    
1975 379−0.80%
1982 329−2.00%
1990 264−2.71%
1999 248−0.69%
2007 245−0.15%
2012 255+0.80%
2017 249−0.48%
2023 224−1.75%
Source: INSEE[3]

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. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE