Faux-Mazuras

Faux-Mazuras
Faux-Mazuras

Coordinates: 45°55′28″N 1°47′03″E / 45.9244°N 1.7842°E / 45.9244; 1.7842Coordinates: 45°55′28″N 1°47′03″E / 45.9244°N 1.7842°E / 45.9244; 1.7842
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Bourganeuf
Intercommunality Bourganeuf et Royère-de-Vassivière
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jacques Mazière
Area1 19.96 km2 (7.71 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 168
  Density 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 23078 / 23400
Elevation 454–642 m (1,490–2,106 ft)
(avg. 450 m or 1,480 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.

Faux-Mazuras is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

A small farming village situated some 19 miles (31 km) southof Guéret at the junction of the D8, D36 and the D37 roads. Coal was mined here for around 100 years until the mid-20th century.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962188    
1968216+14.9%
1975182−15.7%
1982179−1.6%
1990169−5.6%
1999160−5.3%
2005168+5.0%

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