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Clairavaux

Coordinates: 45°47′02″N 2°10′04″E / 45.7839°N 2.1678°E / 45.7839; 2.1678
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Clairavaux
Location of Clairavaux
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Clairavaux is located in France
Clairavaux
Clairavaux
Clairavaux is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Clairavaux
Clairavaux
Coordinates: 45°47′02″N 2°10′04″E / 45.7839°N 2.1678°E / 45.7839; 2.1678
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonAuzances
IntercommunalityHaute-Corrèze Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Laurence Boyer[1]
Area
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27.55 km2 (10.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
153
 • Density5.6/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23063 /23500
Elevation595–876 m (1,952–2,874 ft)
(avg. 745 m or 2,444 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Clairavaux (French pronunciation: [klɛʁavo]; Occitan: Claravau) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

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A small forestry and farming village situated by the banks of the Creuse, some 13 miles (21 km) south of Aubusson at the junction of the D31 and the D982 roads.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962196—    
1968247+26.0%
1975204−17.4%
1982148−27.5%
1990171+15.5%
1999152−11.1%
2008155+2.0%

Sights

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The French Ministry of Culture lists several historic monuments in Clairavaux:[3]

  • The twelfth-century church, Église Saint-Roch et de l'Assomption de Notre-Dame
  • The remains of a feudal castle, the Château fort de Puyravaux, at Branges
  • A 13th-century chapel, previously the parish church Église Paroissiale Sainte-Anne et Saint-Louis, at Boucheresse
  • A 12th-century stone cross

A memorial commemorates two members of the French Resistance, killed by the Wehrmacht on 14 July 1944 at Clairavaux.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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