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Champagnat, Creuse

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Creuse

Intercommunality
  
Auzances-Bellegarde

Elevation
  
546 m

Local time
  
Thursday 1:16 AM

Region
  
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Canton
  
Bellegarde-en-Marche

Population (2008)
  
428

Area
  
28.82 km²

Arrondissement
  
Aubusson, Creuse

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Weather
  
9°C, Wind SW at 14 km/h, 90% Humidity

Champagnat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Contents

Map of 23190 Champagnat, France

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.

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.

    • References

    Champagnat, Creuse Wikipedia
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