Ahun
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Ahun is a commune in France, situated within the Creuse department and the arrondissement of Guéret. It serves as the capital of the canton of Ahun and is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The town shares borders with Chamberaud, Cressat, Le Donzeil, and Fransèches, and is positioned next to the body of water known as Creuse.
The administrative area covers 33.74 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 1,623 residents and another citing 1,583. Demographic data indicates a male population of 690 and a female population of 742. The commune’s elevation is recorded at 564 meters above sea level in one dataset, while other sources list elevations of 455 and 453 meters. Its postal code is 23150.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ahun
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,583
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Ahun
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Ahun - Église Saint-Sylvain 02.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The war memorial and the church of Saint-Sylvain, in Ahun
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Ahun.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Guéret
- French commune.canton
- Ahun
- French commune.INSEE
- 23001
- French commune.postal code
- 23150
- French commune.mayor
- Thierry Cotiche
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Creuse Sud Ouest
- French commune.elevation m
- 449
- French commune.elevation min m
- 331
- French commune.elevation max m
- 564
- French commune.area km2
- 33.74
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Ahun
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Guéret
- Population
- 1442
- Area
- 33.74
- Elevation
- 446
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Creuse
- Shares border with
- Pionnat
- Official website
- www.ahun.fr
- Image
- Ahun - Église Saint-Sylvain 02.JPG
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- Commons category
- Ahun
- postal code
- 23150
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- native label
- Ahun
- associated electoral district
- canton of Ahun
- male population
- 690
- female population
- 742
- P8168
- Odoacer
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- contact page URL
- www.ahun.fr/commune-ahun-creuse_fr.html
- phone number
- +33-5-55-62-40-24
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Geography
- Population
- Sights
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- See also
- References
- External links
Ahun (; ) 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 in the valley of the Creuse, some southeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D942, D13 and the D18. It was the Roman site of Acitodunum, an important town on the route between Limoges and Clermont-Ferrand.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ahun” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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