Sardine
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Creuse | |
| Arrondissement | Guéret | |
| Canton | Ahun | |
| Community association | Creuse Sud Ouest | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 3 ' N , 1 ° 51' E | |
| height | 455-680 m | |
| surface | 41.11 km 2 | |
| Residents | 788 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 23250 | |
| INSEE code | 23168 | |
Sardent is a municipality in the Massif Central in France . It belongs to the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , the Creuse department , the Guéret arrondissement and the Ahun canton . The inhabitants call themselves Sardentais or Sardentaises .
geography
The community is affected by the Gartempe . The departmental road D940 connects Sardent with Guéret and Pontarion . The municipal markings include several small lakes and the hamlets of La Chaise, Chassoule, Coeurgne, La Crouzetière, La Fay au Bost, La Feyte, Le Grand Chiroux, Marque, Le Marsriche, Mathubert, Le Mont de Sardent, Nouallet, Rebeyrolle, La Ronze, La Vergne, Villechadaux and Villejaleix . The neighboring municipalities are Saint-Éloi , Saint-Christophe and Savennes in the north, Peyrabout in the northeast, Maisonnis and La Chapelle-Saint-Martial in the east, Saint-Hilaire-le-Château , Pontarion and Thauron in the south and Janaillat in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 1,119 | 1,085 | 1,047 | 944 | 845 | 801 | 838 | 771 |
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church, built in the 13th century
- Chapel from 1870
Trivia
Claude Chabrol shot his first film in 1958, the film “ The Disappointed ”, in Sardent.
