Lavaufranche

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Lavaufranche
Commanderie of the Knights of St. John
Lavaufranche
Coordinates: 46°19′17″N 2°16′20″E / 46.3214°N 2.2722°E / 46.3214; 2.2722Coordinates: 46°19′17″N 2°16′20″E / 46.3214°N 2.2722°E / 46.3214; 2.2722
Country France
Region Limousin
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Boussac
Intercommunality Pays de Boussac
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Sylvie Benoit
Area
 • Land1 16.34 km2 (6.31 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 243
 • Population2 Density 15/km2 (39/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 23104 / 23600
Elevation 375–485 m (1,230–1,591 ft)
(avg. 416 m or 1,365 ft)

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.

Lavaufranche is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Guéret at the junction of the D7, D917 and the D67 roads. The Petite Creuse river flows through the commune, which is also served by a TER railway.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 431—    
1968 445+3.2%
1975 367−17.5%
1982 304−17.2%
1990 231−24.0%
1999 246+6.5%
2008 243−1.2%

Sights

  • The commanderie of the Knights of Saint John, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The twelfth-century chapel.
  • Notable people from Lavaufranche: MARIELLE LAMBRUN (BORN 1988)

See also

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