Tardes

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Régis Derboule^[1]Area21.4 km² (8.3 sq mi)Population120 • Density5.6/km² (15/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation358–514 m (1,175–1,686 ft)
(avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tardes (French pronunciation: [taʁd]; Occitan: Tardas) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising several small villages and hamlets situated by the banks of the river Tardes, some 16 miles (26 km) north of Aubusson, between the D993 and the D41.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	213	—
1968	255	+19.7%
1975	216	−15.3%
1982	149	−31.0%
1990	154	+3.4%
1999	127	−17.5%
2008	141	+11.0%

Sights

• The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The church at Mazeirat, dating from the twelfth century.
• The eighteenth-century château de Montflour.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References