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Gentioux-Pigerolles |
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Gentioux-Pigerolles
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| Country | France |
| Region | Limousin |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | Gentioux-Pigerolles |
| Intercommunality | Plateau de Gentioux |
| Mayor | Pierre Simons (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 653–929 m (2,142–3,048 ft) (avg. 800 m/2,600 ft) |
| Land area1 | 79.29 km2 (30.61 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 380 (2008) |
| - Density | 5 /km2 (13 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23090/ 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. | |
Gentioux-Pigerolles (Occitan: Genciòus) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
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An area of lakes, forestry, quarries and farming, comprising three villages and several hamlets situated in the upper valleys of both the Maulde and Thaurion rivers, some 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Aubusson, at the junction of the D8, D992, D35 and the D16 roads. The commune is in the national park of the Millevaches (1000 lakes, not cows).
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 634 | 535 | 419 | 371 | 367 | 389 | 380 |