Sermur

Sermur
Commune
The remains of the Tower of Sermur
Location of Sermur
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Coordinates: 45°58′34″N 2°25′55″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Auzances
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Faucher[1]
Area ^1	19.50 km^2 (7.53 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	105
• Density	5.4/km^2 (14/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23171 /23700
Elevation	607–725 m (1,991–2,379 ft) (avg. 720 m or 2,360 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sermur (French pronunciation: [sɛʁmyʁ]) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of lakes and streams, farming and forestry comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 14 miles (23 km) east of Aubusson, near the junction of the D25 and the D38 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	200	—
1968	238	+19.0%
1975	209	−12.2%
1982	155	−25.8%
1990	139	−10.3%
1999	128	−7.9%
2008	100	−21.9%

Sights

• The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The ruined tower, the only remains of an eleventh-century castle.

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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.