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Royère-de-Vassivière |
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Royère-de-Vassivière
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Limousin |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | Royère-de-Vassivière |
| Intercommunality | Bourganeuf et Royère-de-Vassivière |
| Mayor | Raymond Rabeteau (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 540–829 m (1,770–2,720 ft) |
| Land area1 | 74.14 km2 (28.63 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 566 (2008) |
| - Density | 8 /km2 (21 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23165/ 23460 |
| 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. | |
Royère-de-Vassivière is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
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A large area of forestry, farming and lakes comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 17 miles (27 km) south of Aubusson on the D3, D7, D8 and the D59 roads. The rivers Maulde and Thaurion rise within the borders of the commune.
The commune lies within the regional park of the Millevaches, an area of the 1000 sources, not cows.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 831 | — |
| 1968 | 771 | −7.2% |
| 1975 | 744 | −3.5% |
| 1982 | 782 | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 670 | −14.3% |
| 1999 | 636 | −5.1% |
| 2008 | 566 | −11.0% |