Aulon (French pronunciation: [olɔ̃]) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 46°04′59″N 1°41′29″E / 46.0831°N 1.6914°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Le Grand-Bourg |
| Intercommunality | CC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Josette Moreau[1] |
Area 1 | 10.86 km2 (4.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 162 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23011 /23210 |
| Elevation | 407–535 m (1,335–1,755 ft) (avg. 413 m or 1,355 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editAn area of farming, forests and lakes comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets, situated some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Guéret at the junction of the D42, D912 and the D10.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 228 | — |
| 1968 | 256 | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 218 | −14.8% |
| 1982 | 209 | −4.1% |
| 1990 | 191 | −8.6% |
| 1999 | 176 | −7.9% |
| 2008 | 171 | −2.8% |
| 2015 | 157 | −8.2% |
Sights
edit- The church, dating from the fifteenth century.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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