Champagnat, Creuse

Champagnat
Champagnat
Location within Limousin region Champagnat
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Bellegarde-en-Marche
Intercommunality	Auzances-Bellegarde
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Christian Échevarne
Area1	28.82 km2 (11.13 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	428
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Champagnat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin 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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	550	—
1968	604	+9.8%
1975	494	−18.2%
1982	482	−2.4%
1990	438	−9.1%
1999	423	−3.4%
2008	428	+1.2%

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
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Champagnat on the Quid website (French)