Mautes

Mautes
Commune
Location of Mautes
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Mautes is located in France
Mautes
Mautes
Mautes is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Mautes
Mautes
Coordinates: 45°56′41″N 2°23′07″E / 45.9447°N 2.3853°E / 45.9447; 2.3853
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonAubusson
IntercommunalityCC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yolande Plas[1]
Area
1
22.67 km2 (8.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
198
 • Density8.7/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23127 /23190
Elevation568–727 m (1,864–2,385 ft)
(avg. 651 m or 2,136 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mautes (French pronunciation: [mot]; Occitan: Mautas) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated by the banks of the Roudeau river, some 12 miles (19 km) east of Aubusson, at the junction of the D39, D995 and the D25 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962319—    
1968370+16.0%
1975313−15.4%
1982298−4.8%
1990262−12.1%
1999220−16.0%
2008218−0.9%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The feudal castles at Barmont and Puy-de-Barmont.
  • Traces of Roman villas.
  • A menhir.
  • Canto le chien fantastique.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
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