Arrènes

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

French pronunciation: [aʁɛn]; Occitan: 'Rena) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine 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

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%
2015	225	+1.8%

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

• Communes of the Creuse department

References