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The war memorial and the church of Saint-Sylvain, in Ahun
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Ahun
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| Coordinates: 46°05′14″N 2°02′45″E / 46.0872°N 2.0458°ECoordinates: 46°05′14″N 2°02′45″E / 46.0872°N 2.0458°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Creuse | |
| Arrondissement | Guéret | |
| Canton | Ahun | |
| Intercommunality | CIATE Pays Creuse-Thaurion-Gartempe | |
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| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Patrick Pacaud | |
| Area1 | 33.74 km2 (13.03 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014)2 | 1,466 | |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23001 /23150 | |
| Elevation | 331–564 m (1,086–1,850 ft) (avg. 449 m or 1,473 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Ahun is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Creuse River, some 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D942, D13 and the D18. It was the Roman site of Acitodunum, an important town on the route between Limoges and Clermont-Ferrand.
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