Sardent
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Sardent (French pronunciation: [saʁdɑ̃]; Limousin: Sarden) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Sardent | |
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| Coordinates: 46°03′05″N 1°51′23″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Ahun |
| Intercommunality | CC Creuse Sud Ouest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Gaillard[1] |
Area 1 | 41.11 km2 (15.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 760 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23168 /23250 |
| Elevation | 455–680 m (1,493–2,231 ft) (avg. 513 m or 1,683 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. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,051 | — |
| 1968 | 1,085 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 1,047 | −3.5% |
| 1982 | 944 | −9.8% |
| 1990 | 845 | −10.5% |
| 1999 | 802 | −5.1% |
| 2008 | 818 | +2.0% |
Sights
- The church, dating from the eleventh century.
- Megaliths known as "Les Pierres Boutelines".
- A nineteenth-century chapel at the hamlet of Saint-Pardoux.
- A statue of the "marmot de la Feyte", at La Feyte.
- Sculptures at the village of Mont.
Personalities
- Claude Chabrol, (1930-2010), a native of Sardent, shot his first film Le Beau Serge in Sardent
- Eugene Jamot, (1879-1937), doctor of tropical medicine, was born here.
