Alleyrat, Creuse

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Location of Alleyrat

(2020–2026) Guy Brunet^[1]Area

9.54 km² (3.68 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

137 • Density14/km² (37/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

23003 /23200

Elevation396–589 m (1,299–1,932 ft)
(avg. 470 m or 1,540 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Alleyrat (French pronunciation: [alɛʁa]; Occitan: Alairac) is a commune in the Creuse department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. The current mayor is Guy Brunet, in office since 2014 and re-elected in 2020.

Geography

Alleyrat is a farming village, some 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Aubusson, at the junction of the D18 and the D942a roads and by the banks of the Creuse river.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	195	—
1968	205	+5.1%
1975	176	−14.1%
1982	174	−1.1%
1990	169	−2.9%
1999	166	−1.8%
2008	150	−9.6%

Sights

A church dating from the 12th century
The ruins of Laubard castle
The chapel of St. Madeleine

References

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