Croze

Croze
Commune
Coat of arms of Croze
Coat of arms
Location of Croze
Map
Croze is located in France
Croze
Croze
Croze is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Croze
Croze
Coordinates: 45°49′11″N 2°09′42″E / 45.8197°N 2.1617°E / 45.8197; 2.1617
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonFelletin
IntercommunalityCC Creuse Grand Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Didier Ternat[1]
Area
1
22.16 km2 (8.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
188
 • Density8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23071 /23500
Elevation518–841 m (1,699–2,759 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Croze (French: [kʁɔz]) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

Croze is an area of forestry and farming, comprising the village and a couple of hamlets, located at the confluence of the Creuse with the Gioune, some 10 miles (16 km) south of Aubusson at the junction of the D35 and the D982 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962207—    
1968245+18.4%
1975196−20.0%
1982211+7.7%
1990202−4.3%
1999211+4.5%
2008185−12.3%

Notable sites

  • A twelfth-century church of St. John at Montel-Guillaume.
  • The fifteenth-century chapel of St. Antoine.
  • The nineteenth-century château de Mas-Laurent, which replaced an earlier building.

Personalities

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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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