Dontreix

Dontreix

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Dontreix

Coordinates: 45°59′16″N 2°33′37″E / 45.9878°N 2.5603°E / 45.9878; 2.5603Coordinates: 45°59′16″N 2°33′37″E / 45.9878°N 2.5603°E / 45.9878; 2.5603
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Auzances
Intercommunality Auzances-Bellegarde
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Denis Richin
Area1 47.45 km2 (18.32 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 393
 • Density 8.3/km2 (21/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 23073 / 23700
Elevation 510–753 m (1,673–2,470 ft)
(avg. 643 m or 2,110 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.

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

Geography

An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets some 19 miles (31 km) east of Aubusson at the junction of the D4, D91 and the D92 roads. On its eastern side, the commune borders the department of Allier.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962655—    
1968730+11.5%
1975608−16.7%
1982568−6.6%
1990455−19.9%
1999419−7.9%
2008393−6.2%

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