La Villeneuve, Creuse
| La Villeneuve | |
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  La Villeneuve | |
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  La Villeneuve | |
| Coordinates: 45°53′58″N 2°24′37″E / 45.8994°N 2.4103°ECoordinates: 45°53′58″N 2°24′37″E / 45.8994°N 2.4103°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | Crocq |
| Intercommunality | Haut Pays Marchois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marie-Claude Mathieu |
| Area1 | 4.45 km2 (1.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 76 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23265 / 23260 |
| Elevation |
648–790 m (2,126–2,592 ft) (avg. 705 m or 2,313 ft) |
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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. | |
La Villeneuve is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
A very small farming and forestry village situated some 12 miles (19 km) east of Aubusson, at the junction of the D28 with the D941 road.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 144 | — |
| 1968 | 125 | −13.2% |
| 1975 | 123 | −1.6% |
| 1982 | 117 | −4.9% |
| 1990 | 94 | −19.7% |
| 1999 | 90 | −4.3% |
| 2008 | 76 | −15.6% |
Sights
- The nineteenth-century church of St.Radegonde and a chapel.
- The Château du Rocher and its park.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Villeneuve (Creuse). |
- La Villeneuve on the Quid website (French)
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