Dontreix

Dontreix
Commune
Coat of arms of Dontreix
Coat of arms
Location of Dontreix
Map
Dontreix is located in France
Dontreix
Dontreix
Dontreix is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Dontreix
Dontreix
Coordinates: 45°59′16″N 2°33′37″E / 45.9878°N 2.5603°E / 45.9878; 2.5603
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonAuzances
IntercommunalityCC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Denis Richin[1]
Area
1
47.45 km2 (18.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
412
 • Density8.7/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23073 /23700
Elevation510–753 m (1,673–2,470 ft)
(avg. 643 m or 2,110 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dontreix (French pronunciation: [dɔ̃tʁɛ]; Occitan: Dontrés) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets some 19 miles (31 km) east of Aubusson at the junction of the D4, D91 and the D92 roads. On its eastern side, the commune borders the department of Puy-de-Dôme

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962655—    
1968730+11.5%
1975608−16.7%
1982568−6.6%
1990455−19.9%
1999419−7.9%
2008393−6.2%

Sights

  • The twelfth-century church.
  • Traces of two feudal castles at Matroux and Beaulieu.
  • Roman remains (possibly an altar).
  • A Megalith, the roc de Saint Julien, in the forest of Drouilles.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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