Domeyrot

Domeyrot
Domeyrot
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Domeyrot
Coordinates: 46°15′03″N 2°09′24″E / 46.2508°N 2.1567°ECoordinates: 46°15′03″N 2°09′24″E / 46.2508°N 2.1567°E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Jarnages
Intercommunality	Carrefour des Quatre Provinces
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Dechambre
Area^1	24.59 km^2 (9.49 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	223
• Density	9.1/km^2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	23072 / 23140
Elevation	333–520 m (1,093–1,706 ft) (avg. 487 m or 1,598 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Domeyrot is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets, situated some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Guéret at the junction of the D40, D13 and the D66 roads. The small river Verraux, a tributary of the Petite Creuse, forms the commune’s southern and western boundaries.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	423	—
1968	455	+7.6%
1975	365	−19.8%
1982	292	−20.0%
1990	246	−15.8%
1999	215	−12.6%
2008	223	+3.7%

Sights

• The church, dating from the seventeenth century.
• The Château de Beaupêche.
• Vestiges of the donjon of a fortified manorhouse at the hamlet of Servières.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Domeyrot on the Quid website (French)