Fleurat

Fleurat (French pronunciation: ​[flœʁa]; Occitan: Fleurac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Fleurat
Commune
Location of Fleurat
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Coordinates: 46°14′29″N 1°40′47″E / 46.2414°N 1.6797°E / 46.2414; 1.6797Coordinates: 46°14′29″N 1°40′47″E / 46.2414°N 1.6797°E / 46.2414; 1.6797
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Le Grand-Bourg
Intercommunality	CC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Ringuet^[1]
Area ^1	12.3 km^2 (4.7 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)^[2]	316
• Density	26/km^2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23082 /23320
Elevation	349–539 m (1,145–1,768 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming village situated some 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Guéret at the junction of the D56, D5 and the N145 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	285	—
1968	316	+10.9%
1975	281	−11.1%
1982	253	−10.0%
1990	255	+0.8%
1999	273	+7.1%
2008	271	−0.7%

Sights

• The church, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.

 

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