Montaigut-le-Blanc, Creuse
Montaigut-le-Blanc | |
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Location of Montaigut-le-Blanc | |
  Montaigut-le-Blanc Location within France  Montaigut-le-Blanc Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 46°07′19″N 1°44′09″E / 46.1219°N 1.7358°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Guéret-2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Guéret |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Ludivine Chatenet[1] |
Area 1 | 17.23 km2 (6.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 370 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23132 /23320 |
| Elevation | 390–510 m (1,280–1,670 ft) (avg. 437 m or 1,434 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montaigut-le-Blanc (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tɛɡy lə blɑ̃]; Occitan: Montagut) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Guéret at the junction of the D22, D52 and the D914 roads. The commune is served by a TER railway station at the nearby hamlet of La Neuville.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 537 | — |
| 1975 | 471 | −1.86% |
| 1982 | 461 | −0.31% |
| 1990 | 448 | −0.36% |
| 1999 | 396 | −1.36% |
| 2007 | 383 | −0.42% |
| 2012 | 393 | +0.52% |
| 2017 | 408 | +0.75% |
| 2023 | 370 | −1.62% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
- The church, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The restored fifteenth-century castle.
- An eighteenth-century chapel.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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