Dontreix

Dontreix (French pronunciation: [dɔ̃tʁe]) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Dontreix
Coat of arms
Location of Dontreix
Dontreix
Dontreix
Coordinates: 45°59′16″N 2°33′37″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonAuzances
IntercommunalityCC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Denis Richin
Area
1
47.45 km2 (18.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
415
  Density8.7/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23073 /23700
Elevation510–753 m (1,673–2,470 ft)
(avg. 643 m or 2,110 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets some 19 miles (31 km) east of Aubusson at the junction of the D4, D91 and the D92 roads. On its eastern side, the commune borders the department of Puy-de-Dôme

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962655    
1968730+11.5%
1975608−16.7%
1982568−6.6%
1990455−19.9%
1999419−7.9%
2008393−6.2%

Sights

  • The twelfth-century church.
  • Traces of two feudal castles at Matroux and Beaulieu.
  • Roman remains (possibly an altar).
  • A Megalith, the roc de Saint Julien, in the forest of Drouilles.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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