Magnat-l'Étrange

Magnat-l’Etrange

Magnat-l’Etrange
Administration
Country France
Region Limousin
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton La Courtine
Intercommunality Sources de la Creuse
Mayor Lucien Mestat
(2001–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 636–868 m (2,087–2,848 ft)
Land area1 25.87 km2 (9.99 sq mi)
Population2 229  (2008)
 - Density 9 /km2 (23 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 23115/ 23260
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.

Magnat-l’Etrange is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

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Geography

An area of farming and forestry, lakes and streams, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D25, D28, D31 and the D32 roads. The commune is within the natural park of the ‘Millevaches’ (1000 lakes, not cows).

Population

Historical population of Magnat-l'Étrange
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 460 462 384 318 245 212 229

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