Magnat-l'Étrange
Magnat-l’Etrange | |
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 The Château du Bost, in Magnat-l'Etrange | |
Location of Magnat-l’Etrange  | |
  Magnat-l’Etrange  Magnat-l’Etrange | |
| Coordinates: 45°47′41″N 2°16′45″E / 45.7947°N 2.2792°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | Auzances |
| Intercommunality | Haute-Corrèze Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Jérémy Brugere[1] |
| Area 1 | 25.87 km2 (9.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 245 |
| • Density | 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23115 /23260 |
| Elevation | 636–868 m (2,087–2,848 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Magnat-l’Etrange (French pronunciation: [maɲa letʁɑ̃ʒ]; Occitan: Manhac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
[edit]An area of farming and forestry, lakes and streams, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D25, D28, D31 and the D32 roads. The commune is within the natural park of the Millevaches (1000 lakes, not cows).
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 460 | — |
| 1968 | 462 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 384 | −16.9% |
| 1982 | 318 | −17.2% |
| 1990 | 245 | −23.0% |
| 1999 | 212 | −13.5% |
| 2008 | 229 | +8.0% |
Sights
[edit]- The church, dating from the eleventh century.
- The fifteenth-century château.
- The Château Dubost, dating from the sixteenth century.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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