Bonnat, Creuse Explained

Bonnat
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Bonnat 23.svg
Arrondissement:Guéret
Canton:Bonnat
Intercommunality:CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche
Insee:23025
Postal Code:23220
Mayor:Philippe Chavant[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:46.3286°N 1.9056°W
Elevation M:354
Elevation Min M:248
Elevation Max M:515
Area Km2:45.79

Bonnat (in French pronounced as /bɔna/; Occitan (post 1500);: Bònac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in France.

Geography

An area of farming and some associated light industry, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Petite Creuse, some 10miles north of Guéret, at the junction of the D6, D15 and the D56.

Miscellany

The commune owns and manages a nearby chateau de Mornay which has its own racing circuit for cars and motorbikes and is used for corporate functions. It also owns a restaurant in the town near to the church.
A small stream flows by the southern border of the town on which stands a recently renovated lavoir (wash-house).
A recent development of a very large book repository on land owned by the commune has caused some concern locally because of extensive lorry traffic on the narrow rural roads.

Population

Sights

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.