Clugnat

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Yves Thomazon^[1]Area42.42 km² (16.38 sq mi)Population650 • Density15/km² (40/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation287–537 m (942–1,762 ft)
(avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Clugnat (French pronunciation: [klyɲa]; Occitan: Clunhac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated in the valleys of the Petite Creuse and the Verraux rivers, some 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Guéret at the junction of the D14, D11 and the D68 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	828	—
1968	916	+10.6%
1975	836	−8.7%
1982	809	−3.2%
1990	752	−7.0%
1999	687	−8.6%
2008	686	−0.1%

Sights

• The church of St. Martial, dating from the twelfth century.
• The modern chapel of St. John.
• The remains of the château de Bâtisse.
• An unusual war memorial.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References