Mazeirat

Mazeirat
Commune
Mazeirat
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Mazeirat
Coordinates: 46°08′35″N 1°58′55″E / 46.1431°N 1.9819°E / 46.1431; 1.9819Coordinates: 46°08′35″N 1°58′55″E / 46.1431°N 1.9819°E / 46.1431; 1.9819
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Ahun
Intercommunality CA Grand Guéret
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Christophe Martin
Area1 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 138
  Density 18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23128 /23150
Elevation 330–459 m (1,083–1,506 ft)
(avg. 425 m or 1,394 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.

Mazeirat 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 hamlets situated in the valley of the Creuse River, some 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Guéret at the junction of the D18 and the D89 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962150    
1968164+9.3%
1975162−1.2%
1982162+0.0%
1990142−12.3%
1999137−3.5%
2008138+0.7%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The ruins of a castle at Mas de Ceydoux.

See also

References


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