Thauron
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Thauron (French pronunciation: [toʁɔ̃]; Occitan: Tauron) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
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| Coordinates: 46°00′03″N 1°49′07″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Ahun |
| Intercommunality | CC Creuse Sud Ouest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Monique Caillaud[1] |
Area 1 | 22.34 km2 (8.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 166 |
| • Density | 7.43/km2 (19.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23253 /23250 |
| Elevation | 390–632 m (1,280–2,073 ft) (avg. 532 m or 1,745 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 | 162 | — |
| 1968 | 225 | +38.9% |
| 1975 | 197 | −12.4% |
| 1982 | 169 | −14.2% |
| 1990 | 190 | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 189 | −0.5% |
| 2008 | 185 | −2.1% |
Sights
- The church, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The ruins of the thirteenth-century church of the abbey du Palais.
- The chapel de Bonneville
- The chapel in the park du Palais
- A monument to members of the French Resistance at the crossroads of the hamlet of Combeauvert.
