Janaillat
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Location of Janaillat | |
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| Coordinates: 46°03′27″N 1°44′47″E / 46.0575°N 1.7464°E / 46.0575; 1.7464 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Ahun |
| Intercommunality | CC Creuse Sud Ouest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Raymond Dubreuil[1] |
| Area 1 | 28.29 km2 (10.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 318 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23099 /23250 |
| Elevation | 410–631 m (1,345–2,070 ft) (avg. 600 m or 2,000 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Janaillat (French pronunciation: [ʒanaja]; Occitan: Janalhac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
A farming area comprising the village and several small hamlets situated by the banks of the small Leyrenne river, some 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Guéret at the junction of the D10, D50 and the D61 roads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 602 | — |
| 1968 | 663 | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 545 | −17.8% |
| 1982 | 470 | −13.8% |
| 1990 | 404 | −14.0% |
| 1999 | 367 | −9.2% |
| 2008 | 356 | −3.0% |
Sights
- The church of St. Saturnine, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The ruins of a feudal castle at the hamlet of Soliers.
- A fifteenth-century chapel.
International relations
Janaillat is twinned with:
Ennery, Moselle, France, since 1994
Personalities
- The poet François Tristan l'Hermite was born here at the castle in 1601.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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