Saint-Jouvent
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Saint-Jouvent Sent Jauvenç |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Haute-Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Limoges | |
| Canton | Couzeix | |
| Community association | Élan Limousin Avenir Nature | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 57 ′ N , 1 ° 12 ′ E | |
| height | 305-437 m | |
| surface | 24.96 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,659 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 66 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 87510 | |
| INSEE code | 87152 | |
| Website | http://www.saint-jouvent.fr/ | |
Saint-Jouvent ( Occitan : Sent Jauvenç ) is a municipality with 1659 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the French department of Haute-Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Saint-Jouvent is part of the canton of Couzeix (until 2015: canton of Nieul ) in the arrondissement of Limoges .
geography
Saint-Jouvent is located about 17 kilometers north-northwest of Limoges . The river Glane has its source here. Saint-Jouvent is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Nantiat in the north and north-west, Thouron in the north and north-east, Compreignac in the north-east, Bonnac-la-Côte in the east, Chaptelat in the south and south-east, Nieul in the south-west and Peyrilhac in the west.
Route nationale 147 runs along the western edge of the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 799 | 809 | 871 | 1,048 | 1,292 | 1,388 | 1,563 | 1,639 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Gaudens church
- Boisse Castle, built from 1898 to 1901
