La Nouaille

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Nadine Ravet^[1]Area48.12 km² (18.58 sq mi)Population231 • Density4.8/km² (12/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation576–846 m (1,890–2,776 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Nouaille (French pronunciation: [la nwaj]; Occitan: La Noalha) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets situated in the valleys of the Thaurion and Banize rivers, some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Aubusson, at the junction of the D26 with the D59 and on the D992 road.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	324	—
1968	401	+23.8%
1975	379	−5.5%
1982	329	−13.2%
1990	264	−19.8%
1999	248	−6.1%
2008	247	−0.4%

Sights

• The twelfth-century church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul.
• The fifteenth-century manorhouse, the Domaine de Banizette, a national heritage site.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References