Linard

Part of Linard-Malval in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Part of Linard-Malval in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Coat of arms of Linard
Coat of arms
Location of Linard
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46°21′32″N 1°52′26″E / 46.3589°N 1.8739°E / 46.3589; 1.8739CountryFranceRegionNouvelle-AquitaineDepartmentCreuseArrondissementGuéretCantonBonnatCommuneLinard-Malval Area
1
12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi)Population
 (2019)[1]
164 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code
23220
Elevation242–378 m (794–1,240 ft)
(avg. 360 m or 1,180 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Linard (French pronunciation: [linaʁ]) is a former commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Linard-Malval.[2]

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some 12 miles (19 km) north of Guéret near the D6 and its junction with the D56 road. The Petite Creuse river forms the southern boundary of the commune's territory.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962247—    
1968311+25.9%
1975276−11.3%
1982266−3.6%
1990226−15.0%
1999204−9.7%
2008166−18.6%

Sights

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the fourteenth century.
  • Traces of the Château-Gaillard.
  • The fifteenth-century chapel of the convent de Boisferry.

See also

References

  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2018 (in French)
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