La Chaussade

La Chaussade
Commune
La Chaussade
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
La Chaussade
Coordinates: 45°59′23″N 2°14′08″E / 45.9897°N 2.2356°E / 45.9897; 2.2356Coordinates: 45°59′23″N 2°14′08″E / 45.9897°N 2.2356°E / 45.9897; 2.2356
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Aubusson
Intercommunality CC Chénérailles, Auzances/Bellegarde et Haut Pays Marchois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Guy Vigneron
Area1 7.19 km2 (2.78 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 115
  Density 16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23059 /23200
Elevation 543–663 m (1,781–2,175 ft)
(avg. 610 m or 2,000 ft)

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 Chaussade is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A small village of forestry and farming situated just 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D40, D39 and the D993.

The Voueize has its source in the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962106    
1968123+16.0%
1975111−9.8%
1982108−2.7%
1990105−2.8%
1999104−1.0%
2008115+10.6%

Sights

  • The thirteenth century church.
  • The three châteaux of Baboneix, Le Rechautier and l'Etang.
  • A donjon at Chalard.

See also

References


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