La Saunière
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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La Saunière (French pronunciation: [la sonjɛʁ]; Occitan: La Saunièra) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
La Saunière | |
|---|---|
Château du Théret | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of La Saunière | |
  La Saunière Location within France  La Saunière Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 46°07′52″N 1°56′16″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Guéret-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Guéret |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Annie Zapata[1] |
Area 1 | 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 663 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23169 /23000 |
| Elevation | 376–560 m (1,234–1,837 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 374 | — |
| 1975 | 332 | −1.69% |
| 1982 | 426 | +3.63% |
| 1990 | 532 | +2.82% |
| 1999 | 543 | +0.23% |
| 2007 | 624 | +1.75% |
| 2012 | 643 | +0.60% |
| 2017 | 607 | −1.15% |
| 2023 | 663 | +1.48% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
- The church, dating from the twelfth century.
- The fifteenth-century château du Théret.
Personalities
- René Boudard (1909–2004), historian, was born here.
