Gioux

Gioux is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Gioux
Commune
The church of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul, in Gioux
Location of Gioux
Gioux
Gioux
Coordinates: 45°48′40″N 2°07′21″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonFelletin
IntercommunalityCC Creuse Grand Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Mireille Grégoire
Area
1
37.42 km2 (14.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
164
 • Density4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23091 /23500
Elevation608–886 m (1,995–2,907 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 forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 10 miles (16 km) south of Aubusson, at the junction of the D35 and the D26 roads. The commune is in the national park of the Millevaches (1000 lakes, not cows).

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962309—    
1968313+1.3%
1975233−25.6%
1982210−9.9%
1990214+1.9%
1999198−7.5%
2008173−12.6%

Sights
  • The twelfth-century church.
  • A menhir known as the Pierre Point.
  • A Roman bridge on the way to Feniers.
  • Vestiges of a Roman villa at Maisonnières.

See also

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


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