Auriat (French pronunciation: ​[oʁja]; Occitan: Auriac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Auriat
Commune
Location of Auriat
Auriat Show map of France Auriat Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°52′27″N 1°38′43″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Bourganeuf
Intercommunality	CC Creuse Sud Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Franck Simon-Chautemps[1]
Area 1	21.66 km2 (8.36 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	109
• Density	5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23012 /23400
Elevation	376–628 m (1,234–2,060 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An area of farming, forests and lakes comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated some 18 miles (29 km) east of Limoges near the junction of the D12, D22 and the D58.

Population

Sights

• The church, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The Château de la Baconnaille.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Auriat.

На других языках

[ru] Орья (коммуна)