Le Compas

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

Le Compas
Commune
Location of Le Compas
Le Compas
Le Compas
Coordinates: 45°59′48″N 2°27′46″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonAuzances
IntercommunalityCC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Denise Lavaud
Area
1
16.54 km2 (6.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
212
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23066 /23700
Elevation546–688 m (1,791–2,257 ft)
(avg. 650 m or 2,130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated in the valley of the river Jarasse, some 15 miles (24 km) east of Aubusson, near the junction of the D25, D276 and the D996 roads and also on the D998.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962312—    
1968332+6.4%
1975270−18.7%
1982235−13.0%
1990216−8.1%
1999197−8.8%
2008218+10.7%

Sights
  • The twelfth-century church.
  • A dolmen, the "Pierres Folles" near Marcillat-la-Farge.
  • The château de Lavaud-Chaussade.
  • The ruins of the château de Lavaud-Blanche.
  • A modern chapel at Le Thiel.

See also

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


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