Rougnat
The church in Rougnat
The church in Rougnat
Coat of arms of Rougnat
Location of Rougnat
Rougnat is located in France
Rougnat
Rougnat
Rougnat is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Rougnat
Rougnat
Coordinates: 46°03′17″N 2°30′07″E / 46.0547°N 2.5019°E / 46.0547; 2.5019
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonAuzances
IntercommunalityCC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Pierre Désarménien[1]
Area
1
41.01 km2 (15.83 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
476
  Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23164 /23700
Elevation430–669 m (1,411–2,195 ft)
(avg. 550 m or 1,800 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rougnat (French pronunciation: [ʁuɲa]; Occitan: Ronhac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A large area of forestry, farming and lakes comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Cher, some 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Aubusson on the D996 and the D4 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962816    
1968856+4.9%
1975764−10.7%
1982676−11.5%
1990631−6.7%
1999541−14.3%
2008556+2.8%

Sights

  • The church of St. Laurent, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A dolmen.
  • Vestiges of a Roman villa at Cujasseix.
  • The fifteenth-century Bodeau castle.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.


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