Augères

Augères
Commune
Location of Augères
Augères Show map of France Augères Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°05′20″N 1°43′52″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Le Grand-Bourg
Intercommunality	CC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Gasnet[1]
Area ^1	12.43 km^2 (4.80 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	118
• Density	9.5/km^2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23010 /23210
Elevation	417–522 m (1,368–1,713 ft) (avg. 428 m or 1,404 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Augères (French pronunciation: [oʒɛʁ]; Occitan: Augieras) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Guéret by the banks of the Leyrenne river and at the junction of the D42 and the D22.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	230	—
1968	254	+10.4%
1975	187	−26.4%
1982	178	−4.8%
1990	146	−18.0%
1999	146	+0.0%
2008	135	−7.5%
2015	122	−9.6%

Sights

• The church of St.Pierre, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The chapel de Villars, from the fourteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.