Champagnat | |
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Commune | |
Coordinates: 46°01′10″N 2°17′03″E / 46.0194°N 2.2842°ECoordinates: 46°01′10″N 2°17′03″E / 46.0194°N 2.2842°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Aubusson |
Canton | Aubusson |
Intercommunality | CC Chénérailles, Auzances/Bellegarde et Haut Pays Marchois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Échevarne |
Area1 | 28.82 km2 (11.13 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 428 |
• Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 23048 /23190 |
Elevation | 436–663 m (1,430–2,175 ft) (avg. 546 m or 1,791 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.
Champagnat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Aubusson at the junctions of the D40, D9, D19, D24 and the D993 roads.
The river Tardes flows northward through the eastern part of the commune.
The Voueize forms part of the commune's western border.