Linard

Linard (French pronunciation: [linaʁ]) is a former commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Linard-Malval.^[2]

Linard
Part of Linard-Malval
Coat of arms
Location of Linard
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Coordinates: 46°21′32″N 1°52′26″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Bonnat
Commune	Linard-Malval
Area 1	12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	164
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	23220
Elevation	242–378 m (794–1,240 ft) (avg. 360 m or 1,180 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 a few small hamlets situated some 12 miles (19 km) north of Guéret near the D6 and its junction with the D56 road. The Petite Creuse river forms the southern boundary of the commune's territory.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	247	—
1968	311	+25.9%
1975	276	−11.3%
1982	266	−3.6%
1990	226	−15.0%
1999	204	−9.7%
2008	166	−18.6%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the fourteenth century.
• Traces of the Château-Gaillard.
• The fifteenth-century chapel of the convent de Boisferry.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department