Cressat

Cressat
Cressat
Administration
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Ahun
Mayor	Jean Auclair (UMP) (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	340–546 m (1,120–1,791 ft) (avg. 520 m/1,710 ft)
Land area1	32.68 km2 (12.62 sq mi)
Population2	565  (2008)
- Density	17 /km2 (44 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23068/ 23140
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.

Coordinates: 46°08′26″N 2°06′33″E / 46.1405555556°N 2.10916666667°E / 46.1405555556; 2.10916666667

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets, situated some 12 miles (19 km) east of Guéret at the junction of the D50 with the D13 and the D990 roads. The Creuse River flows past on the south-western border of the commune.

Population

Historical population of Cressat

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
648	765	702	647	552	523	565

Sights

• The church, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The stained glass factory / workshop.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Website of Créarts glass (French)
• Cressat on the Quid website (French)