Ahun
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Creuse | |
| Arrondissement | Guéret | |
| Canton | Ahun (main town) | |
| Community association | Creuse Sud Ouest | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 5 ' N , 2 ° 3' E | |
| height | 331-564 m | |
| surface | 33.74 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,432 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 42 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 23150 | |
| INSEE code | 23001 | |
 Saint-Sylvain church in Ahun |
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Ahun ( Occitan Aiun ) is a French municipality with 1432 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It is located in the Creuse department , Arrondissement Guéret , and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Ahun . The inhabitants are called Ahunois .
geography
Ahun is located about 16 kilometers southeast of Guéret in the Massif Central on the western bank of the Creuse . The municipality's train station is in the Bousseau-sur-Creuse district .
history
The village goes back to the Gallo-Roman settlement of Acitodunum . The Lemoviks settled here . During the Merovingian era, Silvanus von Ahun was martyred on October 16, 407, after whom the local church was named.
Population development
- 1962: 1491
- 1968: 1623
- 1975: 1605
- 1982: 1529
- 1990: 1481
- 1999: 1501
- 2006: 1560
- 2016: 1438
Attractions
- Romanesque church of Saint-Sylvain from the 12th century ( Monument historique since 1992)
- Château de la Chezotte (Monument historique since 1926)
- Château de Chantemille from the 10th century (Monument historique since 2000)
- 15th century Château de Massenon (Monument historique since 1986)
- Viaduc de Busseau , which was designed by Wilhelm Nördling for the Montluçon-Saint-Sulpice-Laurière railway , from the years 1863/65 (Monument historique since 1975)
Personalities
- Silvanus von Ahun (middle of the 4th century - 407), martyr and saint of the Catholic Church
- Joachim Vilate (1767–1795), politician, revolutionary
- Marcel Rohrbach (1933–2012), racing cyclist (born in the Molles district)
Web links
Commons : Ahun - collection of images, videos and audio files
