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La Nouaille

Coordinates: 45°50′51″N 2°03′56″E / 45.8475°N 2.0656°E / 45.8475; 2.0656
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La Nouaille
The town hall and the war memorial, in La Nouaille
The town hall and the war memorial, in La Nouaille
Location of La Nouaille
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La Nouaille is located in France
La Nouaille
La Nouaille
La Nouaille is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Nouaille
La Nouaille
Coordinates: 45°50′51″N 2°03′56″E / 45.8475°N 2.0656°E / 45.8475; 2.0656
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonFelletin
IntercommunalityCC Creuse Grand Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nadine Ravet[1]
Area
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48.12 km2 (18.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
231
 • Density4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23144 /23500
Elevation576–846 m (1,890–2,776 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Nouaille (French pronunciation: [la nwaj]; Occitan: La Noalha) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

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An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets situated in the valleys of the Thaurion and Banize rivers, some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Aubusson, at the junction of the D26 with the D59 and on the D992 road.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962324—    
1968401+23.8%
1975379−5.5%
1982329−13.2%
1990264−19.8%
1999248−6.1%
2008247−0.4%

Sights

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  • The twelfth-century church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul.
  • The fifteenth-century manorhouse, the Domaine de Banizette, a national heritage site.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.