Rougnat

Rougnat
Commune
The church in Rougnat
Coat of arms
Location of Rougnat
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Coordinates: 46°03′17″N 2°30′07″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Auzances
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Désarménien
Area 1	41.01 km2 (15.83 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	471
• Density	11.5/km2 (29.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23164 /23700
Elevation	430–669 m (1,411–2,195 ft) (avg. 550 m or 1,800 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rougnat (French pronunciation: [ʁuɲa]; Occitan: Ronhac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A large area of forestry, farming and lakes comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Cher, some 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Aubusson on the D996 and the D4 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	856	—
1975	764	−1.61%
1982	676	−1.73%
1990	631	−0.86%
1999	541	−1.70%
2007	569	+0.63%
2012	524	−1.63%
2017	494	−1.17%
2023	471	−0.79%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church of St. Laurent, dating from the twelfth century.
• A dolmen.
• Vestiges of a Roman villa at Cujasseix.
• The fifteenth-century Bodeau castle.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department