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Sardent (French pronunciation: [saʁdɑ̃]; Limousin: Sarden) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Sardent  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°03′05″N 1°51′23″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Ahun |
| Intercommunality | CC Creuse Sud Ouest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Gaillard[1] |
Area 1 | 41.11 km2 (15.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 757 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23168 /23250 |
| Elevation | 455–680 m (1,493–2,231 ft) (avg. 513 m or 1,683 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
An area of streams, lakes, forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Gartempe, some 10 miles (16 km) south of Guéret, where the D60 and the D50 roads join the D940.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,051 | — |
| 1968 | 1,085 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 1,047 | −3.5% |
| 1982 | 944 | −9.8% |
| 1990 | 845 | −10.5% |
| 1999 | 802 | −5.1% |
| 2008 | 818 | +2.0% |
- The church, dating from the eleventh century.
- Megaliths known as "Les Pierres Boutelines".
- A nineteenth-century chapel at the hamlet of Saint-Pardoux.
- A statue of the "marmot de la Feyte", at La Feyte.
- Sculptures at the village of Mont.
- Claude Chabrol, (1930-2010), a native of Sardent, shot his first film Le Beau Serge in Sardent
- Eugene Jamot, (1879-1937), doctor of tropical medicine, was born here.
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