Pionnat
Pionnat
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Pionnat (French pronunciation: [pjɔna]; Occitan: Piònac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
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Coordinates: 46°10′19″N 2°01′34″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Aubusson |
Canton | Gouzon |
Intercommunality | CC Creuse Confluence |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Piolé[1] |
Area 1 | 41.77 km2 (16.13 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 722 |
• Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 23154 /23140 |
Elevation | 320–573 m (1,050–1,880 ft) (avg. 520 m or 1,710 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Creuse, some 8 miles (13 km) east of Guéret, at the junction of the D4, D65 and the D16.
During the French Revolution of 1848, some of the villagers were killed in an attempt to seek the release of their friends who were imprisoned for tax evasion.[3]
More information Year, Pop. ...
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 733 | — |
1968 | 847 | +15.6% |
1975 | 741 | −12.5% |
1982 | 726 | −2.0% |
1990 | 682 | −6.1% |
1999 | 744 | +9.1% |
2008 | 758 | +1.9% |
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- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
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