Augères

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Michel Gasnet^[1]Area12.43 km² (4.80 sq mi)Population118 • Density9.5/km² (25/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation417–522 m (1,368–1,713 ft)
(avg. 428 m or 1,404 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Augères (French pronunciation: [oʒɛʁ]; Occitan: Augieras) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Guéret by the banks of the Leyrenne river and at the junction of the D42 and the D22.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	230	—
1968	254	+10.4%
1975	187	−26.4%
1982	178	−4.8%
1990	146	−18.0%
1999	146	+0.0%
2008	135	−7.5%
2015	122	−9.6%

Sights

• The church of St.Pierre, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The chapel de Villars, from the fourteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References