Sannat, Creuse

Sannat
Commune
Location of Sannat
Sannat Location within France Sannat Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°07′13″N 2°24′30″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Évaux-les-Bains
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	David Grange
Area 1	34 km2 (13 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	349
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23167 /23110
Elevation	356–584 m (1,168–1,916 ft) (avg. 490 m or 1,610 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sannat (French pronunciation: [sana]; Occitan: Sanac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming and forestry area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of both the Chat-Cros and Méouze rivers, some 19 miles (31 km) northeast of Aubusson, near the junction of the D24 and the D19 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	627	—
1975	571	−1.33%
1982	481	−2.42%
1990	432	−1.33%
1999	370	−1.71%
2007	383	+0.43%
2012	396	+0.67%
2017	344	−2.78%
2023	349	+0.24%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
• Two châteaux, at La Ville-du-Bois and at Tirondeix.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

External links

• Association Sannat Histoire et Patrimoine (in French)