Champagnat, Creuse

Champagnat (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃paɲa]; Occitan: Champanhac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Champagnat
Commune
Location of Champagnat
Champagnat Champagnat
Coordinates: 46°01′10″N 2°17′03″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Aubusson
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Échevarne
Area 1	28.82 km2 (11.13 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	476
• Density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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