Croze
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Croze  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°49′11″N 2°09′42″E / 45.8197°N 2.1617°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | Felletin |
| Intercommunality | CC Creuse Grand Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Didier Ternat |
| Area 1 | 22.16 km2 (8.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 185 |
| • Density | 8.3/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23071 /23500 |
| Elevation | 518–841 m (1,699–2,759 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Croze is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
Croze is an area of forestry and farming, comprising the village and a couple of hamlets, located at the confluence of the Creuse River with the Gioune, some 10 miles (16 km) south of Aubusson at the junction of the D35 and the D982 roads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 207 | — |
| 1968 | 245 | +18.4% |
| 1975 | 196 | −20.0% |
| 1982 | 211 | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 202 | −4.3% |
| 1999 | 211 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 185 | −12.3% |
Notable sites
- A twelfth-century church of St. John at Montel-Guillaume.
- The fifteenth-century chapel of St. Antoine.
- The nineteenth-century château de Mas-Laurent, which replaced an earlier building.
Personalities
- Lucien Le Cam, mathematician, was born here.
See also
References
External links
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