Roches, Creuse
Roches is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
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Location of Roches 
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| Coordinates: 46°17′02″N 2°00′02″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Bonnat |
| Intercommunality | CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Sylvie Martin |
| Area 1 | 25.55 km2 (9.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 363 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23162 /23270 |
| Elevation | 365–566 m (1,198–1,857 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 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 the village and several hamlets situated some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D9 and the D3 with the D14 road.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 458 | — |
| 1968 | 535 | +16.8% |
| 1975 | 484 | −9.5% |
| 1982 | 463 | −4.3% |
| 1990 | 420 | −9.3% |
| 1999 | 389 | −7.4% |
| 2008 | 397 | +2.1% |
Sights
- The church, dating from the twelfth century.
- A fourteenth-century chapel at Chapelle-Malvalaise.
- The nineteenth-century chapel of Notre-Dame, at Richefolle.
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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