Flayat

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Flayat
Flayat
Coordinates: 45°46′39″N 2°22′59″E / 45.7775°N 2.3831°E / 45.7775; 2.3831Coordinates: 45°46′39″N 2°22′59″E / 45.7775°N 2.3831°E / 45.7775; 2.3831
Country France
Region Limousin
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Crocq
Intercommunality Haut Pays Marchois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Alain Fouriaux
Area
 • Land1 43.53 km2 (16.81 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 339
 • Population2 Density 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 23081 / 23260
Elevation 735–827 m (2,411–2,713 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Flayat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the upper valley of the river Méouzette some 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D21, D30 and the D996 roads. The commune has an eastern border with the department of Allier and is within the national park of the Millevaches (not 1000 cows, but lakes).

The Chavanon (locally called la Ramade) forms most of the commune's eastern border.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 622—    
1968 533−14.3%
1975 489−8.3%
1982 447−8.6%
1990 364−18.6%
1999 380+4.4%
2008 339−10.8%

Sights

  • The sixteenth-century church of St. Martin.
  • The chapel of Salesses, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The chapel of St. Clair, from the eighteenth century.
  • A chateau.

See also

References

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