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Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre (French pronunciation: [luʁdwɛ sɛ̃ pjɛʁ]; Occitan: L'Ordoir Sant Ròca) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

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Geography

An area of streams, lakes and farming, comprising the village and some small hamlets, situated some 15 miles (24 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D6, D48 and the D915 roads. The Petite Creuse river forms much of the south-western boundary of the commune's territory, whilst to the north lies the department of Indre.

Population

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Sights

  • The church of St. Pierre, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • A menhir.
  • Traces of a Roman settlement called the "Fossé de Châtres".
  • The fourteenth-century castle at the hamlet of Vost, rebuilt in the nineteenth century.
  • The chapel at Lignaud, dating from the thirteenth century.

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