Lavaufranche

Lavaufranche
Commune
Commanderie of the Knights of St. John
Lavaufranche
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Lavaufranche
Coordinates: 46°19′17″N 2°16′20″E / 46.3214°N 2.2722°E / 46.3214; 2.2722Coordinates: 46°19′17″N 2°16′20″E / 46.3214°N 2.2722°E / 46.3214; 2.2722
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Boussac
Intercommunality CC Creuse Confluence
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Sylvie Benoit
Area1 16.34 km2 (6.31 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 243
 • Density 15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23104 /23600
Elevation 375–485 m (1,230–1,591 ft)
(avg. 416 m or 1,365 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.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Guéret at the junction of the D7, D917 and the D67 roads. The Petite Creuse river flows through the commune, which is also served by a TER railway.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962431—    
1968445+3.2%
1975367−17.5%
1982304−17.2%
1990231−24.0%
1999246+6.5%
2008243−1.2%

Sights

  • The commanderie of the Knights of Saint John, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The twelfth-century chapel.

See also

References


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