Ahun

Ahun
Commune
The war memorial and the church of Saint-Sylvain, in Ahun
Coat of arms
Location of Ahun
Ahun Location within France Show map of France Ahun Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°05′14″N 2°02′45″E / 46.0872°N 2.0458°E / 46.0872; 2.0458
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Ahun
Intercommunality	Creuse Sud Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Cotiche
Area 1	33.74 km2 (13.03 sq mi)
Elevation	449 m (1,473 ft)
Highest elevation	564 m (1,850 ft)
Lowest elevation	331 m (1,086 ft)
Population  (2023)	1,394
• Density	41.32/km2 (107.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23001 /23150
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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

Sights

• 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

• Saint Silvanus of Ahun (Silvain), martyred and buried in the village.
• Jean Auclair, politician.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ahun.

• Ahun on the Quid website (in French)