Lavaveix-les-Mines

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
Location of Lavaveix-les-Mines
Lavaveix-les-Mines is located in France
Lavaveix-les-Mines
Lavaveix-les-Mines
Lavaveix-les-Mines is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lavaveix-les-Mines
Lavaveix-les-Mines
Coordinates: 46°04′20″N 2°05′22″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonGouzon
IntercommunalityCC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Louis Fauconnet[1]
Area
1
4.71 km2 (1.82 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
638
  Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23105 /23150
Elevation366–500 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

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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,175    
19681,043−11.2%
1975989−5.2%
1982964−2.5%
1990836−13.3%
1999858+2.6%
2008788−8.2%

Sights

  • The nineteenth-century church.
  • Remnants of the nineteenth-century coalmines.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.


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