Janaillat

Janaillat
Janaillat

Coordinates: 46°03′27″N 1°44′47″E / 46.0575°N 1.7464°E / 46.0575; 1.7464Coordinates: 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 Pontarion
Intercommunality Pays Creuse-Thaurion-Gartempe
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Didier Denis
Area1 28.29 km2 (10.92 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 356
  Density 13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Janaillat 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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962602    
1968663+10.1%
1975545−17.8%
1982470−13.8%
1990404−14.0%
1999367−9.2%
2008356−3.0%

Sights

International relations

Janaillat is twinned with: France Ennery, Moselle, France, since 1994

Personalities

See also

References

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