Thauron

Thauron
Commune
Thauron
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Thauron
Coordinates: 46°00′03″N 1°49′07″E / 46.0008°N 1.8186°E / 46.0008; 1.8186Coordinates: 46°00′03″N 1°49′07″E / 46.0008°N 1.8186°E / 46.0008; 1.8186
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Ahun
Intercommunality	CC CIATE, Bourganeuf/Royère-de-Vassivière
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Couffy
Area1	22.34 km2 (8.63 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	185
• Density	8.3/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	23253 /23250
Elevation	390–632 m (1,280–2,073 ft) (avg. 532 m or 1,745 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.

Thauron is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the Taurion river valley some 13 miles (21 km) south of Guéret, at the junction of the D10, D60 and the D43 roads.