La Nouaille
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The town hall and the war memorial, in La Nouaille | |
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Location within Limousin region  La Nouaille | |
| Coordinates: 45°50′51″N 2°03′56″E / 45.8475°N 2.0656°ECoordinates: 45°50′51″N 2°03′56″E / 45.8475°N 2.0656°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Limousin |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | Gentioux-Pigerolles |
| Intercommunality | Plateau de Gentioux |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacques Georget |
| Area1 | 48.12 km2 (18.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 247 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23144 / 23500 |
| Elevation | 576–846 m (1,890–2,776 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. | |
La Nouaille is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
Geography
An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets situated in the valleys of the Thaurion and Banize rivers, some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Aubusson, at the junction of the D26 with the D59 and on the D992 road.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 324 | — |
| 1968 | 401 | +23.8% |
| 1975 | 379 | −5.5% |
| 1982 | 329 | −13.2% |
| 1990 | 264 | −19.8% |
| 1999 | 248 | −6.1% |
| 2008 | 247 | −0.4% |
Sights
- The twelfth-century church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul.
- The fifteenth-century manorhouse, the Domaine de Banizette, a national heritage site.
See also
References
External links
- La Nouaille on the Quid website (French)
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Nouaille. |
