Maisonnisses (French pronunciation: [mɛzɔnis]; Occitan: Maisoniças) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Maisonnisses | |
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Coordinates: 46°03′49″N 1°53′59″E / 46.0636°N 1.8997°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Guéret |
Canton | Ahun |
Intercommunality | CC Creuse Sud Ouest |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Berteloot[1] |
Area 1 | 11.12 km2 (4.29 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 175 |
• Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 23118 /23150 |
Elevation | 517–685 m (1,696–2,247 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography edit
A farming and forestry area comprising the village and some small hamlets, situated some 8 miles (13 km) south of Guéret at the junction of the D50, D60 and the D34 roads. The small river Gartempe flows through the middle of the commune.
Population edit
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 252 | — |
1968 | 284 | +12.7% |
1975 | 265 | −6.7% |
1982 | 189 | −28.7% |
1990 | 206 | +9.0% |
1999 | 213 | +3.4% |
2008 | 207 | −2.8% |
Sights edit
- The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, dating from the fourteenth century.
- A war memorial.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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