Bazelat

Bazelat
Bazelat
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Bazelat
Coordinates: 46°21′11″N 1°32′21″E / 46.3531°N 1.5392°E / 46.3531; 1.5392Coordinates: 46°21′11″N 1°32′21″E / 46.3531°N 1.5392°E / 46.3531; 1.5392
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Dun-le-Palestel
Intercommunality	Pays Sostranien
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Maurice Vaury
Area1	13.43 km2 (5.19 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	291
• Density	22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	23018 /23160
Elevation	280–400 m (920–1,310 ft) (avg. 345 m or 1,132 ft)
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.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bazelat 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 by the banks of the river Abloux, some 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Guéret, on the D71 road near its junction with the D70. The commune borders the département of Indre.

The river Abloux has its source in the commune.