Saint-Sébastien, Creuse

Saint-Sébastien

The Saint-Sébastien railway station
Saint-Sébastien

Coordinates: 46°23′31″N 1°31′57″E / 46.3919°N 1.5325°E / 46.3919; 1.5325Coordinates: 46°23′31″N 1°31′57″E / 46.3919°N 1.5325°E / 46.3919; 1.5325
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Dun-le-Palestel
Intercommunality Pays Dunois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Claude Carpentier
Area1 24.98 km2 (9.64 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 692
  Density 28/km2 (72/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 23239 / 23160
Elevation 244–361 m (801–1,184 ft)
(avg. 321 m or 1,053 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.

Saint-Sébastien is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.

Geography

The village lies in the middle of the commune, above the right bank of the Abloux, which flows north through the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,134    
19681,064−6.2%
1975973−8.6%
1982854−12.2%
1990736−13.8%
1999705−4.2%
2008692−1.8%

See also

References

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