Arrènes
| Arrènes | |
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The church of Arrènes | |
  Arrènes | |
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Location within Limousin region  Arrènes | |
| Coordinates: 46°04′20″N 1°34′15″E / 46.0722°N 1.5708°ECoordinates: 46°04′20″N 1°34′15″E / 46.0722°N 1.5708°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Bénévent-l'Abbaye |
| Intercommunality | Bénévent-Grand-Bourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacky Chabroulet |
| Area1 | 22.56 km2 (8.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 221 |
| • Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23006 / 23210 |
| Elevation | 329–640 m (1,079–2,100 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. | |
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Arrènes 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 by the banks of the small river Moulard some 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D48 and the D50 with the D57, the Via St.Jacques de Compostella pilgrimage route.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 406 | — |
| 1968 | 450 | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 360 | −20.0% |
| 1982 | 286 | −20.6% |
| 1990 | 269 | −5.9% |
| 1999 | 244 | −9.3% |
| 2008 | 221 | −9.4% |
Sights
- The church of St.Pierre, dating from the fifteenth century.
- Traces of a Benedictine priory dating from the fourteenth century.
- The fifteenth century Château de Sazeirat.
- The chapel de Reix, from the eighteenth century.
See also
References
External links
- Arrènes on the Quid website (French)
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