Saint-Amand-Jartoudeix
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Creuse | |
| Arrondissement | Guéret | |
| Canton | Bourganeuf | |
| Community association | Creuse Sud Ouest | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 55 ′ N , 1 ° 40 ′ E | |
| height | 399-605 m | |
| surface | 18.74 km 2 | |
| Residents | 168 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 23400 | |
| INSEE code | 23181 | |
| Website | stamandjartoudeix.com | |
Saint-Amant-Jartoudeix is a municipality in the Massif Central in France . It belongs to the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , the Creuse department , the Guéret arrondissement and the Bourganeuf canton . It borders Sauviat-sur-Vige , Montboucher , Saint-Junien-la-Bregère and Saint-Priest-Palus .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2004 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 339 | 310 | 277 | 240 | 236 | 189 | 185 | 171 |
Attractions
The church of Saint-Amand-Jartoudeix dates from the 13th century and was enlarged by a chapel in the 15th century. In the 16th century it was reinforced by a rectangular bell tower with cruciform arrow slits.
The granite Croix Demoiselle was built in 1850 by residents of the hamlet of Nouhaud on a puy as thanks for the birth of a young girl.
The Menhir des Clides is listed in the cadastral plan of 1830 as Pierre de l'ancienne justice . At that time stones were still being quarried on the site. On May 15, the sun rises just above the extension of the horizontal axis of the menhir.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Patrimoine - Commune de St Amand Jartoudeix. stamandjartoudeix.com, accessed March 11, 2016 (French).