Mainsat
Appearance
Mainsat | |
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Coordinates: 46°03′12″N 2°23′15″E / 46.0533°N 2.3875°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Aubusson |
Canton | Aubusson |
Intercommunality | CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | David Schmidt[1] |
Area 1 | 34.81 km2 (13.44 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 534 |
• Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 23116 /23700 |
Elevation | 478–670 m (1,568–2,198 ft) (avg. 610 m or 2,000 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Mainsat (French pronunciation: [mɛ̃sa]; Occitan: Mançac) 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 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D4, D19 and the D38 roads.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 695 | — |
1968 | 820 | +18.0% |
1975 | 743 | −9.4% |
1982 | 752 | +1.2% |
1990 | 748 | −0.5% |
1999 | 682 | −8.8% |
2008 | 627 | −8.1% |
Sights
[edit]- The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The fifteenth-century château.
- A dolmen at Pellevoisin.
- The remains of several Roman villas.
- The Château des Portes.
- Vestiges of a château at Montgrenier.
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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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