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Lavaveix-les-Mines

Coordinates: 46°04′20″N 2°05′22″E / 46.0722°N 2.0894°E / 46.0722; 2.0894
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Lavaveix-les-Mines
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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 / 46.0722°N 2.0894°E / 46.0722; 2.0894
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonGouzon
IntercommunalityCC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Louis Fauconnet[1]
Area
1
4.71 km2 (1.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
639
 • 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.

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.

Geography

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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

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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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.