Flayat

Flayat
The parish church of Saint-Martin, in Flayat
Flayat
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Flayat
Coordinates: 45°46′39″N 2°22′59″E / 45.7775°N 2.3831°ECoordinates: 45°46′39″N 2°22′59″E / 45.7775°N 2.3831°E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Crocq
Intercommunality	Haut Pays Marchois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Fouriaux
Area^1	43.53 km^2 (16.81 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	339
• Density	7.8/km^2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	23081 / 23260
Elevation	735–827 m (2,411–2,713 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Flayat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the upper valley of the river Méouzette some 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D21, D30 and the D996 roads. The commune has an eastern border with the department of Allier and is within the national park of the Millevaches (not 1000 cows, but lakes).

The Chavanon (locally called la Ramade) forms most of the commune's eastern border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	622	—
1968	533	−14.3%
1975	489	−8.3%
1982	447	−8.6%
1990	364	−18.6%
1999	380	+4.4%
2008	339	−10.8%

Sights

• The sixteenth-century church of St. Martin.
• The chapel of Salesses, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The chapel of St. Clair, from the eighteenth century.
• A chateau.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Flayat on the Quid website (French)