Viersat

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Versat

Coat of arms
Versat
Coordinates: 46°16′17″N 2°25′55″E / 46.2714°N 2.4319°E / 46.2714; 2.4319Coordinates: 46°16′17″N 2°25′55″E / 46.2714°N 2.4319°E / 46.2714; 2.4319
Country France
Region Limousin
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Chambon-sur-Voueize
Intercommunality Évaux-les-Bain Chambon-sur-Voueize
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean Debellut
Area
  Land1 29.09 km2 (11.23 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 335
  Population2 Density 12/km2 (30/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 23261 / 23170
Elevation 369–494 m (1,211–1,621 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.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising a village and several hamlets situated some 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Montlucon, at the junction of the D14, D41 and the D64 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 446    
1968 464+4.0%
1975 396−14.7%
1982 343−13.4%
1990 378+10.2%
1999 348−7.9%
2008 335−3.7%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The seventeenth-century château de Chatelguyon.

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