Ahun

Ahun

Ahun

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Ahun (French pronunciation: [a.œ̃]; Occitan: Aiun) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

For the village in Iran, see Ahun, Iran.
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Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Creuse, some 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D942, D13 and the D18. It was the Roman site of Acitodunum, an important town on the route between Limoges and Clermont-Ferrand.

Population

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Sights

The railway viaduct at Busseau
  • The viaduct carrying the railway 57m over the river, built by Lloyds and Nordling in 1864.
  • The church of St.Sylvain, dating from the twelfth century.
  • Three fifteenth century chateaux.

Personalities

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References

  1. [1]
    "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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