Faux-la-Montagne

Faux-la-Montagne

Faux-la-Montagne
Administration
Country France
Region Limousin
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Gentioux-Pigerolles
Intercommunality Plateau de Gentioux
Mayor Catherine Moulin
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 525–826 m (1,722–2,710 ft)
Land area1 47.89 km2 (18.49 sq mi)
Population2 364  (2008)
 - Density 8 /km2 (21 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 23077/ 23340
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Faux-la-Montagne is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

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Geography

An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets some 19 miles (31 km) southwest of Aubusson at the junction of the D3, D85 and the D992 roads. On its southern and eastern sides, the commune borders the department of Corrèze and is within the national park of the Millevaches (not 1000 cows, but lakes).

Population

Historical population of Faux-la-Montagne
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 435 565 417 396 391 394 364

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