Genouillac, Creuse

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{{short description|Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France}}

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Genouillac

|commune status = Commune

|image coat of arms = Blason Genouillac 23.svg

|arrondissement = Guéret

|canton = Bonnat

|INSEE = 23089

|postal code = 23350

|mayor = Jean-Claude Arousseau{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche

|coordinates = {{coord|46.3533|1.9931|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 301

|elevation min m = 266

|elevation max m = 406

|area km2 = 35.76

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

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Genouillac ({{IPA|fr|ʒənujak}}; {{langx|oc|Genolhac}}) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of farming and light industry comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Petite Creuse river, some {{convert|15|mi|km}} north of Guéret at the junction of the D15, D940 and the D990 roads.

Population

{{Historical populations

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|1962|977

|1968|1010

|1975|859

|1982|783

|1990|775

|1999|781

|2008|806

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Sights

  • The church of St. Pierre, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • A disused railway viaduct of 16 stone arches.
  • Traces of an ancient château.

See also

References

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{{Creuse communes}}

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Category:Communes of Creuse

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