Montaigut-le-Blanc, Creuse

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2021–2026) Ludivine Chatenet^[1]Area17.23 km² (6.65 sq mi)Population385 • Density22/km² (58/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation390–510 m (1,280–1,670 ft)
(avg. 437 m or 1,434 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montaigut-le-Blanc (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tɛɡy lə blɑ̃]; Occitan: Montagut) 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 some 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Guéret at the junction of the D22, D52 and the D914 roads. The commune is served by a TER railway station at the nearby hamlet of La Neuville.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	501	—
1968	537	+7.2%
1975	471	−12.3%
1982	461	−2.1%
1990	448	−2.8%
1999	396	−11.6%
2008	383	−3.3%

Sights

• The church, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The restored fifteenth-century castle.
• An eighteenth-century chapel.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References