Lavaveix-les-Mines
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Coordinates: 46°04′20″N 2°05′22″E / 46.0722°N 2.0894°ECoordinates: 46°04′20″N 2°05′22″E / 46.0722°N 2.0894°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Aubusson |
Canton | Gouzon |
Intercommunality | CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre Brignolas |
Area 1 | 4.71 km2 (1.82 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 651 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 23105 /23150 |
Elevation | 366–500 m (1,201–1,640 ft) (avg. 387 m or 1,270 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Lavaveix-les-Mines (La Vavetz in occitan) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography[]
A farming village situated in the valley of the river Creuse, some 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Aubusson, at the junction of the D55, D94 and the D942 roads.
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,175 | — |
1968 | 1,043 | −11.2% |
1975 | 989 | −5.2% |
1982 | 964 | −2.5% |
1990 | 836 | −13.3% |
1999 | 858 | +2.6% |
2008 | 788 | −8.2% |
Sights[]
- The nineteenth-century church.
- Remnants of the nineteenth-century coalmines.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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