Le Mas-d'Artige
| Le Mas-d’Artige | |
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  Le Mas-d’Artige | |
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Le Mas-d’Artige | |
| Coordinates: 45°44′06″N 2°12′11″E / 45.735°N 2.2031°ECoordinates: 45°44′06″N 2°12′11″E / 45.735°N 2.2031°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | La Courtine |
| Intercommunality | Sources de la Creuse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gilles Magrit |
| Area1 | 16.21 km2 (6.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 101 |
| • Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23125 / 23100 |
| Elevation | 686–921 m (2,251–3,022 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Le Mas-d’Artige is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated some 15 miles (24 km) south of Aubusson, at the junction of the D8, D28 and the D982 roads. The commune is home to the source waters of the Creuse River, in the natural park of the Millevaches (1000 lakes, not cows).
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 110 | — |
| 1968 | 145 | +31.8% |
| 1975 | 110 | −24.1% |
| 1982 | 92 | −16.4% |
| 1990 | 84 | −8.7% |
| 1999 | 110 | +31.0% |
| 2008 | 101 | −8.2% |
Sights
- The nineteenth-century church.
- Ancient houses at la Vialle.
- A ruined church at Villefert.
- A sixteenth-century cross in the cemetery.
- A twelfth-century Templars cross.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Mas-d'Artige. |
- Le Mas-d’Artige on the Quid website (French)
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