Ahun
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ahun (French pronunciation: [a.œ̃]; Occitan: Aiun) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Ahun | |
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Coordinates: 46°05′14″N 2°02′45″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Guéret |
Canton | Ahun |
Intercommunality | Creuse Sud Ouest |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Cotiche[1] |
Area 1 | 33.74 km2 (13.03 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,433 |
• Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 23001 /23150 |
Elevation | 331–564 m (1,086–1,850 ft) (avg. 449 m or 1,473 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Creuse, some 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D942, D13 and the D18. It was the Roman site of Acitodunum, an important town on the route between Limoges and Clermont-Ferrand.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,623 | — |
1975 | 1,605 | −0.16% |
1982 | 1,529 | −0.69% |
1990 | 1,481 | −0.40% |
1999 | 1,501 | +0.15% |
2007 | 1,557 | +0.46% |
2012 | 1,528 | −0.38% |
2017 | 1,432 | −1.29% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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