Montboucher
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| Coordinates: 45°57′15″N 1°40′55″E / 45.9542°N 1.6819°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Bourganeuf |
| Intercommunality | CC Creuse Sud Ouest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Marc Ferrand[1] |
| Area 1 | 27.68 km2 (10.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 362 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23133 /23400 |
| Elevation | 379–627 m (1,243–2,057 ft) (avg. 516 m or 1,693 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montboucher (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃buʃe]; Occitan: Montbochier) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
[edit]An area of streams, lakes and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Guéret at the junction of the D36, D44 and the D941 roads. The commune is on the border with the departement of Haute-Vienne.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 422 | — |
| 1968 | 484 | +14.7% |
| 1975 | 428 | −11.6% |
| 1982 | 377 | −11.9% |
| 1990 | 356 | −5.6% |
| 1999 | 344 | −3.4% |
| 2008 | 367 | +6.7% |
Sights
[edit]- The neo-Gothic church, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The nineteenth-century Château de Vedrenas .
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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