Champagnat, Creuse

Champagnat
Commune
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Coordinates: 46°01′10″N 2°17′03″E / 46.0194°N 2.2842°E / 46.0194; 2.2842Coordinates: 46°01′10″N 2°17′03″E / 46.0194°N 2.2842°E / 46.0194; 2.2842
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Aubusson
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Échevarne[1]
Area 1	28.82 km2 (11.13 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	469
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23048 /23190
Elevation	436–663 m (1,430–2,175 ft) (avg. 546 m or 1,791 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography[]

An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Aubusson at the junctions of the D40, D9, D19, D24 and the D993 roads.

The river Tardes flows northward through the eastern part of the commune.

The Voueize forms part of the commune's western border.

Population[]

Sights[]

• A menhir.
• The church of St. Martial, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The medieval castle of Champagnat.
• The fourteenth-century castle de Peyrudette.
• The château de Fournoux.
• A fifteenth-century chapel at Peyrudette.

Personalities[]

• François Denhaut (1877–1952), an early French aviator & engineer, was born here.

See also[]

• Communes of the Creuse department

References[]

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