Augères (French pronunciation: [oʒɛʁ]; Occitan: Augieras) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
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Coordinates: 46°05′20″N 1°43′52″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Guéret |
Canton | Le Grand-Bourg |
Intercommunality | CC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Gasnet[1] |
Area 1 | 12.43 km2 (4.80 sq mi) |
Population | 118 |
• Density | 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 23010 /23210 |
Elevation | 417–522 m (1,368–1,713 ft) (avg. 428 m or 1,404 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
A farming area comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Guéret by the banks of the Leyrenne river and at the junction of the D42 and the D22.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 230 | — |
1968 | 254 | +10.4% |
1975 | 187 | −26.4% |
1982 | 178 | −4.8% |
1990 | 146 | −18.0% |
1999 | 146 | +0.0% |
2008 | 135 | −7.5% |
2015 | 122 | −9.6% |
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