Flayat

Flayat
Commune
The parish church of Saint-Martin, in Flayat
Location of Flayat
Flayat Flayat
Coordinates: 45°46′39″N 2°22′59″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Auzances
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Patrick Mounaud
Area 1	43.53 km2 (16.81 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	296
• Density	6.80/km2 (17.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23081 /23260
Elevation	735–827 m (2,411–2,713 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Flayat (French pronunciation: [flaja]; Occitan: Flaiac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the upper valley of the river Méouzette some 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D21, D30 and the D996 roads. The commune has an eastern border with the department of Allier and is within the national park of the Millevaches (not 1000 cows, but lakes).

The Chavanon (locally called la Ramade) forms most of the commune's eastern border.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	622	—
1968	533	−14.3%
1975	489	−8.3%
1982	447	−8.6%
1990	364	−18.6%
1999	380	+4.4%
2008	339	−10.8%

Sights

• The sixteenth-century church of St. Martin.
• The chapel of Salesses, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The chapel of St. Clair, from the eighteenth century.
• A chateau.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department