Sagnat

Sagnat
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Sagnat
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Coordinates: 46°18′18″N 1°37′45″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Dun-le-Palestel
Intercommunality	CC Pays Dunois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Brigand[1]
Area ^1	11.81 km^2 (4.56 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	193
• Density	16/km^2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23166 /23800
Elevation	278–362 m (912–1,188 ft) (avg. 312 m or 1,024 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sagnat 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 Brézentine river, some 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D49 and the D46 with the D69 road.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	294	—
1968	301	+2.4%
1975	268	−11.0%
1982	233	−13.1%
1990	203	−12.9%
1999	188	−7.4%
2008	201	+6.9%

Sights

• The church, dating from the twelfth century.
• The ancient stone cross on the square.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.