Sermur

Sermur
The remains of the Tower of Sermur The remains of the Tower of Sermur
Sermur
Location within Limousin region Sermur
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Auzances
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Brigitte Lenoir
Area1	19.50 km2 (7.53 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	100
• Density	5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23171 / 23700
Elevation	607–725 m (1,991–2,379 ft) (avg. 720 m or 2,360 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.

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

Geography

An area of lakes and streams, farming and forestry comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 14 miles (23 km) east of Aubusson, near the junction of the D25 and the D38 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	200	—
1968	238	+19.0%
1975	209	−12.2%
1982	155	−25.8%
1990	139	−10.3%
1999	128	−7.9%
2008	100	−21.9%

Sights

• The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The ruined tower, the only remains of an eleventh-century castle.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Sermur on the Quid website (French)