Champagnat, Creuse

Champagnat (Champanhac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography
An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated some 6 mi northeast of Aubusson at the junctions of the D40, D9, D19, D24 and the D993 roads.

The river Tardes flows northward through the eastern part of the commune.

The Voueize forms part of the commune's western border.

Sights

 * A menhir.
 * The church of St. Martial, dating from the thirteenth century.
 * The medieval castle of Champagnat.
 * The fourteenth-century castle de Peyrudette.
 * The château de Fournoux.
 * A fifteenth-century chapel at Peyrudette.

Personalities

 * François Denhaut (1877–1952), an early French aviator & engineer, was born here.