Jouillat (French pronunciation: [ʒuja]; Occitan: Jolhac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
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 The Château of Jouillat | |
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| Coordinates: 46°15′29″N 1°56′13″E / 46.2581°N 1.9369°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Saint-Vaury |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Guéret |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Lécrivain[1] |
| Area 1 | 22.44 km2 (8.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 378 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23101 /23220 |
| Elevation | 283–546 m (928–1,791 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
A farming area comprising the village and several small hamlets situated in the valley of the Creuse, some 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Guéret at the junction of the D6, D16 and the D940 roads.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 424 | — |
| 1968 | 463 | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 400 | −13.6% |
| 1982 | 395 | −1.2% |
| 1990 | 361 | −8.6% |
| 1999 | 402 | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 469 | +16.7% |
Sights edit
- The church of St. Martial, dating from the twelfth century.
- The fifteenth-century castle.
- The ruins of a fifteenth-century chateau at Bretouilly.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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