Mautes

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

Mautes
Location of Mautes
Mautes
Mautes
Coordinates: 45°56′41″N 2°23′07″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonAubusson
IntercommunalityCC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Yolande Plas
Area
1
22.67 km2 (8.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
210
  Density9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23127 /23190
Elevation568–727 m (1,864–2,385 ft)
(avg. 651 m or 2,136 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 by the banks of the Roudeau river, some 12 miles (19 km) east of Aubusson, at the junction of the D39, D995 and the D25 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962319    
1968370+16.0%
1975313−15.4%
1982298−4.8%
1990262−12.1%
1999220−16.0%
2008218−0.9%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The feudal castles at Barmont and Puy-de-Barmont.
  • Traces of Roman villas.
  • A menhir.

See also

References

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


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