Cressat

Cressat
Cressat

Coordinates: 46°08′26″N 2°06′33″E / 46.1406°N 2.1092°ECoordinates: 46°08′26″N 2°06′33″E / 46.1406°N 2.1092°E
Country France
Region Limousin
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Ahun
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean Auclair (UMP)
Area1 32.68 km2 (12.62 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 565
  Density 17/km2 (45/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 23068 / 23140
Elevation 340–546 m (1,115–1,791 ft)
(avg. 520 m or 1,710 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.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets, situated some 12 miles (19 km) east of Guéret at the junction of the D50 with the D13 and the D990 roads. The Creuse River flows past on the southwestern boundary of the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962648    
1968765+18.1%
1975702−8.2%
1982647−7.8%
1990552−14.7%
1999523−5.3%
2008565+8.0%

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