Lavaveix-les-Mines (French pronunciation: [lavavɛ le min]; Occitan: La Vavetz) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Lavaveix-les-Mines | |
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Coordinates: 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 (2020–2026) | Jean-Louis Fauconnet[1] |
Area 1 | 4.71 km2 (1.82 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 639 |
• Density | 140/km2 (350/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. |
Geography edit
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 edit
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 edit
- The nineteenth-century church.
- Remnants of the nineteenth-century coalmines.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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