Clugnat (; oc, Clunhac) is a commune in the

Creuse Creuse (; oc, Cruesa or ) is a department in central France named after the river Creuse. After Lozère, it is the second least populated department in France. It is bordered by Indre and Cher to the north, Allier and Puy-de-Dôme to the ea ...

department in the

Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by ...

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in central

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Geography

An area of

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and

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comprising the village and several hamlets, situated in the valleys of the

Petite Creuse The Petite Creuse (french: la Petite Creuse, the small Creuse) is a long river in Allier and Creuse departments, in central France. Its source is at Treignat, southeast of the village. It is a left tributary of the Creuse into which it flows a ...

and the Verraux rivers, some northeast of

Guéret Guéret (; Occitan: ''Garait'') is a commune and the prefecture of the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography Guéret is a light industrial town, the largest in the department, with a big woodland ...

at the junction of the D14, D11 and the D68 roads.

Population

Sights

* The church of St. Martial, dating from the twelfth century. * The modern

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of St. John. * The remains of the château de Bâtisse. * An unusual war memorial.

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Population

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