Mainsat

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

Mainsat
Commune
Location of Mainsat
Mainsat
Mainsat
Coordinates: 46°03′12″N 2°23′15″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonAubusson
IntercommunalityCC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jacqueline Jary
Area
1
34.81 km2 (13.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
564
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23116 /23700
Elevation478–670 m (1,568–2,198 ft)
(avg. 610 m or 2,000 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 farming and forestry, lakes and streams, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D4, D19 and the D38 roads.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962695—    
1968820+18.0%
1975743−9.4%
1982752+1.2%
1990748−0.5%
1999682−8.8%
2008627−8.1%

Sights
  • The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The fifteenth-century château.
  • A dolmen at Pellevoisin.
  • The remains of several Roman villas.
  • The Château des Portes.
  • Vestiges of a château at Montgrenier.

See also

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


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