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Montaigut-le-Blanc |
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Montaigut-le-Blanc
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Limousin |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Saint-Vaury |
| Intercommunality | Guéret Saint-Vaury |
| Mayor | Alain Moreau (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 390–510 m (1,280–1,670 ft) (avg. 437 m/1,434 ft) |
| Land area1 | 17.23 km2 (6.65 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 383 (2008) |
| - Density | 22 /km2 (57 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23132/ 23320 |
| 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. | |
Montaigut-le-Blanc is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
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A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Guéret at the junction of the D22, D52 and the D914 roads. The commune is served by a TER railway station at the nearby hamlet of La Neuville.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 501 | — |
| 1968 | 537 | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 471 | −12.3% |
| 1982 | 461 | −2.1% |
| 1990 | 448 | −2.8% |
| 1999 | 396 | −11.6% |
| 2008 | 383 | −3.3% |