Azat-Châtenet

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Bernard Quinque^[1]Area9.51 km² (3.67 sq mi)Population123 • Density13/km² (33/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation436–565 m (1,430–1,854 ft)
(avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Azat-Châtenet (French pronunciation: [aza ʃatnɛ]; Occitan: Asac Chastanet) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of farming, forests and lakes, comprising a small village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Leyrenne river, some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Guéret at the junction of the D42 and the D61.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	203	—
1968	210	+3.4%
1975	188	−10.5%
1982	168	−10.6%
1990	133	−20.8%
1999	133	+0.0%
2008	132	−0.8%
2014	109	−17.4%

Sights

• The church of St.Julien, dating from the fourteenth century.
• A fourteenth-century stone cross.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References