Nouzerolles
| Nouzerolles | |
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  Nouzerolles | |
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Nouzerolles | |
| Coordinates: 46°22′57″N 1°44′33″E / 46.3825°N 1.7425°ECoordinates: 46°22′57″N 1°44′33″E / 46.3825°N 1.7425°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Bonnat |
| Intercommunality | Pays Dunois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Laurent |
| Area1 | 8.17 km2 (3.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 102 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23147 / 23360 |
| Elevation |
210–342 m (689–1,122 ft) (avg. 343 m or 1,125 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. | |
Nouzerolles is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
A small farming village situated on the border with the department of Indre, some 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D5 and the D78 roads. The Petite Creuse river forms all of the commune’s southern border.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 162 | — |
| 1968 | 196 | +21.0% |
| 1975 | 176 | −10.2% |
| 1982 | 139 | −21.0% |
| 1990 | 111 | −20.1% |
| 1999 | 100 | −9.9% |
| 2008 | 102 | +2.0% |
Sights
- The fourteenth-century church.
- St. Antoine’s chapel
- A fortified manorhouse.
- The remains of an eleventh-century tower and a castle.
- An old stone bridge crossing the Petite Creuse.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nouzerolles. |
- Nouzerolles on the Quid website (French)
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