Mainsat

Mainsat
Commune
Mainsat
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Mainsat
Coordinates: 46°03′12″N 2°23′15″E / 46.0533°N 2.3875°E / 46.0533; 2.3875Coordinates: 46°03′12″N 2°23′15″E / 46.0533°N 2.3875°E / 46.0533; 2.3875
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Aubusson
Intercommunality CC Chénérailles, Auzances/Bellegarde et Haut Pays Marchois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jacqueline Jary
Area1 34.81 km2 (13.44 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 627
 • Density 18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23116 /23700
Elevation 478–670 m (1,568–2,198 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.

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

Geography

An area of farming and forestry, lakes and streams, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D4, D19 and the D38 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962695—    
1968820+18.0%
1975743−9.4%
1982752+1.2%
1990748−0.5%
1999682−8.8%
2008627−8.1%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The fifteenth-century château.
  • A dolmen at Pellevoisin.
  • The remains of several Roman villas.
  • The Château des Portes.
  • Vestiges of a château at Montgrenier.

See also

References


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