Ajain | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Guéret |
Canton: | Saint-Vaury |
Insee: | 23002 |
Postal Code: | 23380 |
Mayor: | Guy Rouchon[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA Grand Guéret |
Coordinates: | 46.2081°N 1.9994°W |
Elevation M: | 486 |
Elevation Min M: | 310 |
Elevation Max M: | 562 |
Area Km2: | 33.14 |
Ajain (in French pronounced as /aʒɛ̃/; Occitan (post 1500);: Ajanh) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
An area of farming and forestry, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 6miles east of Guéret, at the junction of the N145 with the D11 and the D3.
During the French Revolution of 1848, 16 villagers were killed attempting to seek the release of their friends, imprisoned for tax evasion.[2]