Roches, Creuse
| Roches | |
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The church in Roches | |
  Roches | |
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Location within Limousin region  Roches | |
| Coordinates: 46°17′02″N 2°00′02″E / 46.2839°N 2.0006°ECoordinates: 46°17′02″N 2°00′02″E / 46.2839°N 2.0006°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Limousin |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Châtelus-Malvaleix |
| Intercommunality | Petite Creuse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Sylvie Martin |
| Area1 | 25.55 km2 (9.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 397 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23162 / 23270 |
| Elevation |
365–566 m (1,198–1,857 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 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. | |
Roches is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
Geography
A farming area, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D9 and the D3 with the D14 road.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 458 | — |
| 1968 | 535 | +16.8% |
| 1975 | 484 | −9.5% |
| 1982 | 463 | −4.3% |
| 1990 | 420 | −9.3% |
| 1999 | 389 | −7.4% |
| 2008 | 397 | +2.1% |
Sights
- The church, dating from the twelfth century.
- A fourteenth-century chapel at Chapelle-Malvalaise.
- The nineteenth-century chapel of Notre-Dame, at Richefolle.
See also
References
External links
- Roches on the Quid website (French)
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roches (Creuse). |
