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Clairavaux
Clairavaux (French pronunciation: [klɛʁavo]; Occitan: Claravau) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Clairavaux | |
|---|---|
Clairavaux Clairavaux | |
| Coordinates: 45°47′02″N 2°10′04″E / 45.7839°N 2.1678°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | Auzances |
| Intercommunality | Haute-Corrèze Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurence Boyer[1] |
| Area 1 | 27.55 km2 (10.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 153 |
| • Density | 5.6/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23063 /23500 |
| Elevation | 595–876 m (1,952–2,874 ft) (avg. 745 m or 2,444 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 small forestry and farming village situated by the banks of the Creuse, some 13 miles (21 km) south of Aubusson at the junction of the D31 and the D982 roads.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 196 | — |
| 1968 | 247 | +26.0% |
| 1975 | 204 | −17.4% |
| 1982 | 148 | −27.5% |
| 1990 | 171 | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 152 | −11.1% |
| 2008 | 155 | +2.0% |
Sights edit
The French Ministry of Culture lists several historic monuments in Clairavaux:[3]
- The twelfth-century church, Église Saint-Roch et de l'Assomption de Notre-Dame
- The remains of a feudal castle, the Château fort de Puyravaux, at Branges
- A 13th-century chapel, previously the parish church Église Paroissiale Sainte-Anne et Saint-Louis, at Boucheresse
- A 12th-century stone cross
A memorial commemorates two members of the French Resistance, killed by the Wehrmacht on 14 July 1944 at Clairavaux.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clairavaux.
- Base Mérimée: Church, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Château fort de Puyravaux, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Base Mérimée: 13th century chapel, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Base Mérimée: 12th century cross, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)