Nouziers

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Roger Appère^[1]Area14.33 km² (5.53 sq mi)Population248 • Density17/km² (45/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation342–466 m (1,122–1,529 ft)
(avg. 410 m or 1,350 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nouziers (French pronunciation: [nuzje]; Occitan: Nosiers) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated on the border with the department of Indre, some 16 miles (26 km) north of Guéret, at the junction of the D2 and the D56 roads with the D940.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	463	—
1968	505	+9.1%
1975	385	−23.8%
1982	276	−28.3%
1990	278	+0.7%
1999	232	−16.5%
2008	240	+3.4%

Sights

• The twelfth-century church.
• The remains of two ancient chateaux.
• An old stone cross.
• The war memorial.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References