Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre
| Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre | |
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  Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre | |
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Location within Limousin region  Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre | |
| Coordinates: 46°24′38″N 1°49′23″E / 46.4106°N 1.8231°ECoordinates: 46°24′38″N 1°49′23″E / 46.4106°N 1.8231°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Bonnat |
| Intercommunality | Deux Vallées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Philippe Durand |
| Area1 | 44.73 km2 (17.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 844 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23112 / 23360 |
| Elevation |
217–433 m (712–1,421 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 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. | |
Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
Geography
An area of streams, lakes and farming, comprising the village and some small hamlets, situated some 15 miles (24 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D6, D48 and the D915 roads. The Petite Creuse river forms much of the south-western boundary of the commune’s territory, whilst to the north lies the department of Indre.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 1,327 | — |
| 1968 | 1,425 | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 1,266 | −11.2% |
| 1982 | 1,100 | −13.1% |
| 1990 | 1,034 | −6.0% |
| 1999 | 923 | −10.7% |
| 2008 | 844 | −8.6% |
Sights
- The church of St. Pierre, dating from the fifteenth century.
- A menhir.
- Traces of a Roman settlement called the "Fossé de Châtres".
- The fourteenth-century castle at the hamlet of Vost, rebuilt in the nineteenth century.
- The chapel at Lignaud, dating from the thirteenth century.
See also
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