La Saunière

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of La Saunière

(2020–2026) Annie Zapata^[1]Area

7.5 km² (2.9 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

653 • Density87/km² (230/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

23169 /23000

Elevation376–560 m (1,234–1,837 ft)
(avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Saunière (French pronunciation: [la sonjɛʁ]; Occitan: La Saunièra) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated just 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Guéret at the junction of the D942 and the D17 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	345	—
1968	374	+8.4%
1975	332	−11.2%
1982	426	+28.3%
1990	532	+24.9%
1999	543	+2.1%
2008	629	+15.8%

Sights

The church, dating from the twelfth century.
The fifteenth-century château du Théret.

Personalities

René Boudard (1909–2004), historian, was born here.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.