Le Mas-d'Artige

Le Mas-d’Artige (French pronunciation: [lə ma(s) daʁtiʒ]; Occitan: Lo Mas de L'Artija) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Le Mas-d’Artige
Location of Le Mas-d’Artige
Le Mas-d’Artige is located in France
Le Mas-d’Artige
Le Mas-d’Artige
Le Mas-d’Artige is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Le Mas-d’Artige
Le Mas-d’Artige
Coordinates: 45°44′06″N 2°12′11″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonAuzances
IntercommunalityHaute-Corrèze Communauté
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Gilles Magrit[1]
Area
1
16.21 km2 (6.26 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
98
  Density6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23125 /23100
Elevation686–921 m (2,251–3,022 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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 river Creuse, in the natural park of the Millevaches (1000 lakes, not cows).

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962110    
1968145+31.8%
1975110−24.1%
198292−16.4%
199084−8.7%
1999110+31.0%
2008101−8.2%

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

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


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