Montaigut-le-Blanc, Creuse

Montaigut-le-Blanc
Commune
Location of Montaigut-le-Blanc
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Coordinates: 46°07′19″N 1°44′09″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Guéret-2
Intercommunality	CA Grand Guéret
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Ludivine Chatenet[1]
Area ^1	17.23 km^2 (6.65 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	372
• Density	22/km^2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23132 /23320
Elevation	390–510 m (1,280–1,670 ft) (avg. 437 m or 1,434 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montaigut-le-Blanc (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tɛɡy lə blɑ̃]; Occitan: Montagut) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Guéret at the junction of the D22, D52 and the D914 roads. The commune is served by a TER railway station at the nearby hamlet of La Neuville.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	501	—
1968	537	+7.2%
1975	471	−12.3%
1982	461	−2.1%
1990	448	−2.8%
1999	396	−11.6%
2008	383	−3.3%

Sights

• The church, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The restored fifteenth-century castle.
• An eighteenth-century chapel.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.