Noth, Creuse

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Chateau of La Cazine
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Location within Limousin region Noth
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	La Souterraine
Intercommunality	Pays Sostranien
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Dissoubray
Area1	22.89 km2 (8.84 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	517
• Density	23/km2 (58/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23143 / 23300
Elevation	339–453 m (1,112–1,486 ft) (avg. 367 m or 1,204 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.

Noth is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

An area of streams, lakes and woods, forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 14 miles (23 km) west of Guéret at the junction of the D49 and D74 and near the N145 road.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	499	—
1968	544	+9.0%
1975	515	−5.3%
1982	451	−12.4%
1990	477	+5.8%
1999	459	−3.8%
2008	517	+12.6%

Sights

• The thirteenth-century church, with a fortified tower.
• An ancient stone cross.
• The Lac de la Cazine, a 50 hectares (120 acres) lake.
• The château de la Cazine at La Fôt.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE