Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre
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Location of Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°24′38″N 1°49′23″E / 46.4106°N 1.8231°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Bonnat |
| Intercommunality | CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Roger Langlois[1] |
| Area 1 | 44.73 km2 (17.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 724 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23112 /23360 |
| Elevation | 217–433 m (712–1,421 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre (French pronunciation: [luʁdwɛ sɛ̃ pjɛʁ]; Occitan: L'Ordoir) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
[edit]An area of streams, lakes and farming, comprising the village and some small hamlets, situated some 15 miles (24 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D6, D48 and the D915 roads. The Petite Creuse river forms much of the south-western boundary of the commune's territory, whilst to the north lies the department of Indre.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 1,327 | — |
| 1968 | 1,425 | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 1,266 | −11.2% |
| 1982 | 1,100 | −13.1% |
| 1990 | 1,034 | −6.0% |
| 1999 | 923 | −10.7% |
| 2008 | 844 | −8.6% |
Sights
[edit]- The church of St. Pierre, dating from the fifteenth century.
- A menhir.
- Traces of a Roman settlement called the "Fossé de Châtres".
- The fourteenth-century castle at the hamlet of Vost, rebuilt in the nineteenth century.
- The chapel at Lignaud, dating from the thirteenth century.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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