Rougnat

Rougnat
The church in Rougnat The church in Rougnat
Coat of arms of Rougnat Coat of arms
Rougnat
Location within Limousin region Rougnat
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Auzances
Intercommunality	Auzances-Bellegarde
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Désarménien
Area1	41.01 km2 (15.83 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	556
• Density	14/km2 (35/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23164 / 23700
Elevation	430–669 m (1,411–2,195 ft) (avg. 550 m or 1,800 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Rougnat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

A large area of forestry, farming and lakes comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Cher, some 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Aubusson on the D996 and the D4 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	816	—
1968	856	+4.9%
1975	764	−10.7%
1982	676	−11.5%
1990	631	−6.7%
1999	541	−14.3%
2008	556	+2.8%

Sights

• The church of St. Laurent, dating from the twelfth century.
• A dolmen.
• Vestiges of a Roman villa at Cujasseix.
• The fifteenth-century Bodeau castle.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Rougnat on the Quid website (French)