La Saunière

La Saunière

Château du Théret
La Saunière

Coordinates: 46°07′52″N 1°56′16″E / 46.1311°N 1.9378°E / 46.1311; 1.9378Coordinates: 46°07′52″N 1°56′16″E / 46.1311°N 1.9378°E / 46.1311; 1.9378
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Guéret-Sud-Est
Intercommunality Guéret Saint-Vaury
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Michel Sudron
Area1 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 629
  Density 84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 23169 / 23000
Elevation 376–560 m (1,234–1,837 ft)
(avg. 450 m or 1,480 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.

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

Geography

An area of farming and forestry comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated just 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Guéret at the junction of the D942 and the D17 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962345    
1968374+8.4%
1975332−11.2%
1982426+28.3%
1990532+24.9%
1999543+2.1%
2008629+15.8%

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References

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