Arrènes

Arrènes

The church of Arrènes
Arrènes

Coordinates: 46°04′20″N 1°34′15″E / 46.0722°N 1.5708°E / 46.0722; 1.5708Coordinates: 46°04′20″N 1°34′15″E / 46.0722°N 1.5708°E / 46.0722; 1.5708
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Bénévent-l'Abbaye
Intercommunality Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jacky Chabroulet
Area1 22.56 km2 (8.71 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 221
  Density 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 23006 / 23210
Elevation 329–640 m (1,079–2,100 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.

Arrènes is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets, situated by the banks of the small river Moulard some 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D48 and the D50 with the D57, the Via St.Jacques de Compostella pilgrimage route.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962406    
1968450+10.8%
1975360−20.0%
1982286−20.6%
1990269−5.9%
1999244−9.3%
2008221−9.4%

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