Faux-la-Montagne
Faux-la-Montagne | |
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 Faux Lake | |
Location of Faux-la-Montagne  | |
  Faux-la-Montagne  Faux-la-Montagne | |
| Coordinates: 45°45′06″N 1°56′08″E / 45.7517°N 1.9356°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | Felletin |
| Intercommunality | CC Creuse Grand Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Catherine Moulin[1] |
| Area 1 | 47.89 km2 (18.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 447 |
| • Density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23077 /23340 |
| Elevation | 525–826 m (1,722–2,710 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Faux-la-Montagne (French pronunciation: [fo la mɔ̃taɲ]; Occitan: Faus) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
[edit]An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets some 19 miles (31 km) southwest of Aubusson at the junction of the D3, D85 and the D992 roads. On its southern and eastern sides, the commune borders the department of Corrèze and is within the national park of the Millevaches (not 1000 cows, but lakes).
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 435 | — |
| 1968 | 565 | +29.9% |
| 1975 | 417 | −26.2% |
| 1982 | 396 | −5.0% |
| 1990 | 391 | −1.3% |
| 1999 | 394 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 364 | −7.6% |
Sights
[edit]- The twelfth-century church.
- Two chapels.
- A dolmen at Landoras
- The Lac de Vassivière and the dam, built in 1952.
- Two châteaux, at the hamlets of La Feuillade and Thézillat.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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