Auriat

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Franck Simon-Chautemps^[1]Area21.66 km² (8.36 sq mi)Population109 • Density5.0/km² (13/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation376–628 m (1,234–2,060 ft)
(avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Auriat (French pronunciation: [oʁja]; Occitan: Auriac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of farming, forests and lakes comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated some 18 miles (29 km) east of Limoges near the junction of the D12, D22 and the D58.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	174	—
1968	241	+38.5%
1975	216	−10.4%
1982	180	−16.7%
1990	144	−20.0%
1999	113	−21.5%
2008	124	+9.7%
2015	110	−11.3%

Sights

• The church, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The Château de la Baconnaille.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Ma Commune Auriat description

References