Thauron
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  Thauron | |
| Coordinates: 46°00′03″N 1°49′07″E / 46.0008°N 1.8186°ECoordinates: 46°00′03″N 1°49′07″E / 46.0008°N 1.8186°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Ahun |
| Intercommunality | CC Creuse Sud Ouest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Monique Caillaud |
| Area 1 | 22.34 km2 (8.63 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 175 |
| • Density | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23253 /23250 |
| Elevation | 390–632 m (1,280–2,073 ft) (avg. 532 m or 1,745 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Thauron (French pronunciation: [toʁɔ̃]; Occitan: Tauron) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography[]
An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the Taurion river valley some 13 miles (21 km) south of Guéret, at the junction of the D10, D60 and the D43 roads.
Population[]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 162 | — |
| 1968 | 225 | +38.9% |
| 1975 | 197 | −12.4% |
| 1982 | 169 | −14.2% |
| 1990 | 190 | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 189 | −0.5% |
| 2008 | 185 | −2.1% |
Sights[]
- The church, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The ruins of the thirteenth-century church of the abbey du Palais.
- The chapel de Bonneville
- The chapel in the park du Palais
- A monument to members of the French Resistance at the crossroads of the hamlet of Combeauvert.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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