Mansat-la-Courrière
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| Mansat-la-Courrière | |
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  Mansat-la-Courrière | |
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Location within Limousin region  Mansat-la-Courrière | |
| Coordinates: 45°57′47″N 1°48′26″E / 45.9631°N 1.8072°ECoordinates: 45°57′47″N 1°48′26″E / 45.9631°N 1.8072°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Limousin |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Bourganeuf |
| Intercommunality | Bourganeuf et Royère-de-Vassivière |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Raymond Chezeaud |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 9.42 km2 (3.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Population2 | 87 |
| • Population2 Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23122 / 23400 |
| Elevation | 391–618 m (1,283–2,028 ft) |
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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. | |
Mansat-la-Courrière is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
Geography
A small farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in three small valleys, some 16 miles (26 km) south of Guéret at the junction of the D36, D941 and the D940 roads.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 109 | — |
| 1968 | 118 | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 112 | −5.1% |
| 1982 | 100 | −10.7% |
| 1990 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 94 | −6.0% |
| 2008 | 87 | −7.4% |
Sights
- The church of St. Martial, dating from the twelfth century.
- The fifteenth-century castle.
- Traces of a Roman villa.
- A bronze statue of the Graeco-Roman god Apollo was unearthed here and is now in the Louvre museum.
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