Sannat, Creuse

Sannat
Commune
Location of Sannat
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Coordinates: 46°07′13″N 2°24′30″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Évaux-les-Bains
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	David Grange[1]
Area ^1	34 km^2 (13 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	347
• Density	10/km^2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23167 /23110
Elevation	356–584 m (1,168–1,916 ft) (avg. 490 m or 1,610 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sannat (French pronunciation: [sana]; Occitan: Sanac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming and forestry area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of both the Chat-Cros and Méouze rivers, some 19 miles (31 km) northeast of Aubusson, near the junction of the D24 and the D19 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	546	—
1968	627	+14.8%
1975	571	−8.9%
1982	481	−15.8%
1990	432	−10.2%
1999	370	−14.4%
2008	384	+3.8%

Sights

• The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
• Two châteaux, at La Ville-du-Bois and at Tirondeix.

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). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.

External links

• Association Sannat Histoire et Patrimoine (in French)