Clairavaux
Clairavaux | |
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Coordinates: 45°47′02″N 2°10′04″E / 45.7839°N 2.1678°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Aubusson |
Canton | Auzances |
Intercommunality | Haute-Corrèze Communauté |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurence Boyer[1] |
Area 1 | 27.55 km2 (10.64 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 153 |
• Density | 5.6/km2 (14/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 23063 /23500 |
Elevation | 595–876 m (1,952–2,874 ft) (avg. 745 m or 2,444 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Clairavaux (French pronunciation: [klɛʁavo]; Occitan: Claravau) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
A small
at the junction of the D31 and the D982 roads.Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 196 | — |
1968 | 247 | +26.0% |
1975 | 204 | −17.4% |
1982 | 148 | −27.5% |
1990 | 171 | +15.5% |
1999 | 152 | −11.1% |
2008 | 155 | +2.0% |
Sights
The
French Ministry of Culture lists several historic monuments in Clairavaux:[3]
- The twelfth-century church, Église Saint-Roch et de l'Assomption de Notre-Dame
- The remains of a feudal castle, the Château fort de Puyravaux, at Branges
- A 13th-century chapel, previously the parish church Église Paroissiale Sainte-Anne et Saint-Louis, at Boucheresse
- A 12th-century stone cross
A memorial commemorates two members of the French Resistance, killed by the Wehrmacht on 14 July 1944 at Clairavaux.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clairavaux.
- Base Mérimée: Church, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Château fort de Puyravaux, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Base Mérimée: 13th century chapel, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Base Mérimée: 12th century cross, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)