Croze

Croze

Coat of arms
Croze

Coordinates: 45°49′11″N 2°09′42″E / 45.8197°N 2.1617°E / 45.8197; 2.1617Coordinates: 45°49′11″N 2°09′42″E / 45.8197°N 2.1617°E / 45.8197; 2.1617
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Felletin
Intercommunality Sources de la Creuse
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Didier Ternat
Area1 22.16 km2 (8.56 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 185
  Density 8.3/km2 (22/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 23071 / 23500
Elevation 518–841 m (1,699–2,759 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.

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

Geography

An area of forestry and farming, comprising the village and a couple of hamlets, at the confluence of the Creuse River with the Gioune, some 10 miles (16 km) south of Aubusson at the junction of the D35 and the D982 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962207    
1968245+18.4%
1975196−20.0%
1982211+7.7%
1990202−4.3%
1999211+4.5%
2008185−12.3%

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