Faux-Mazuras
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Faux-Mazuras | |
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Country | France |
Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Guéret |
Canton | Bourganeuf |
Intercommunality | Bourganeuf et Royère-de-Vassivière |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacques Mazière |
Area1 | 19.96 km2 (7.71 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 168 |
• Density | 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 23078 / 23400 |
Elevation | 454–642 m (1,490–2,106 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft) |
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. |
Faux-Mazuras is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
Geography
A small farming village situated some 19 miles (31 km) southof Guéret at the junction of the D8, D36 and the D37 roads. Coal was mined here for around 100 years until the mid-20th century.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 188 | — |
1968 | 216 | +14.9% |
1975 | 182 | −15.7% |
1982 | 179 | −1.6% |
1990 | 169 | −5.6% |
1999 | 160 | −5.3% |
2005 | 168 | +5.0% |
Sights
- The abandoned church at Faux, dating from the fifteenth century.
- Two sixteenth-century stone crosses.
- The sixteenth-century chapel at Mazuras.
See also
References
External links
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- Faux-Mazuras on the Quid website (French)
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