Thauron
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| Thauron | |
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  Thauron | |
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Location within Limousin region  Thauron | |
| Coordinates: 46°00′03″N 1°49′07″E / 46.0008°N 1.8186°ECoordinates: 46°00′03″N 1°49′07″E / 46.0008°N 1.8186°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Limousin |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Pontarion |
| Intercommunality | Pays Creuse-Thaurion-Gartempe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Couffy |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 22.34 km2 (8.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Population2 | 185 |
| • Population2 Density | 8.3/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23253 / 23250 |
| Elevation |
390–632 m (1,280–2,073 ft) (avg. 532 m or 1,745 ft) |
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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. | |
Thauron is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
Geography
An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the Taurion river valley some 13 miles (21 km) south of Guéret, at the junction of the D10, D60 and the D43 roads.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 162 | — |
| 1968 | 225 | +38.9% |
| 1975 | 197 | −12.4% |
| 1982 | 169 | −14.2% |
| 1990 | 190 | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 189 | −0.5% |
| 2008 | 185 | −2.1% |
Sights
- The church, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The ruins of the thirteenth-century church of the abbey du Palais.
- The chapel de Bonneville
- The chapel in the park du Palais
- A monument to members of the French Resistance at the crossroads of the hamlet of Combeauvert.
See also
References
External links
- Thauron on the Quid website (French)
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