Jouillat

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Location of Jouillat
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(2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Lécrivain[1]Area
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22.44 km2 (8.66 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
378 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
23101 /23220
Elevation283–546 m (928–1,791 ft)
(avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Jouillat (French pronunciation: [ʒuja]; Occitan: Jolhac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several small hamlets situated in the valley of the Creuse, some 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Guéret at the junction of the D6, D16 and the D940 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962424—    
1968463+9.2%
1975400−13.6%
1982395−1.2%
1990361−8.6%
1999402+11.4%
2008469+16.7%

Sights

  • The church of St. Martial, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The fifteenth-century castle.
  • The ruins of a fifteenth-century chateau at Bretouilly.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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