Arrènes

For the municipal unit in Kastoria regional unit, Greece, see Arrenes.

Arrènes (French pronunciation: [aʁɛn]; Occitan: 'Rena) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Arrènes
Commune
The church of Arrènes
Location of Arrènes
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Coordinates: 46°04′20″N 1°34′15″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Le Grand-Bourg
Intercommunality	CC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Michael Pluviaud[1]
Area 1	22.56 km2 (8.71 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	205
• Density	9.09/km2 (23.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23006 /23210
Elevation	329–640 m (1,079–2,100 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets, situated by the banks of the small river Moulard some 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D48 and the D50 with the D57, the Via St.Jacques de Compostella pilgrimage route.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	406	—
1968	450	+10.8%
1975	360	−20.0%
1982	286	−20.6%
1990	269	−5.9%
1999	244	−9.3%
2008	221	−9.4%
2015	225	+1.8%

Sights

• The church of St.Pierre, dating from the fifteenth century.
• Traces of a Benedictine priory dating from the fourteenth century.
• The fifteenth century Château de Sazeirat.
• The chapel de Reix, from the eighteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department