La Villeneuve, Creuse

La Villeneuve
Commune
La Villeneuve
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
La Villeneuve
Coordinates: 45°53′58″N 2°24′37″E / 45.8994°N 2.4103°E / 45.8994; 2.4103Coordinates: 45°53′58″N 2°24′37″E / 45.8994°N 2.4103°E / 45.8994; 2.4103
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Auzances
Intercommunality CC Chénérailles, Auzances/Bellegarde et Haut Pays Marchois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Marie-Claude Mathieu
Area1 4.45 km2 (1.72 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 76
  Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23265 /23260
Elevation 648–790 m (2,126–2,592 ft)
(avg. 705 m or 2,313 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 Villeneuve is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A very small farming and forestry village situated some 12 miles (19 km) east of Aubusson, at the junction of the D28 with the D941 road.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962144    
1968125−13.2%
1975123−1.6%
1982117−4.9%
199094−19.7%
199990−4.3%
200876−15.6%

Sights

  • The nineteenth-century church of St.Radegonde and a chapel.
  • The Château du Rocher and its park.

See also

References


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