Lizières

Lizières
Lizières

Coordinates: 46°12′42″N 1°34′29″E / 46.2117°N 1.5747°E / 46.2117; 1.5747Coordinates: 46°12′42″N 1°34′29″E / 46.2117°N 1.5747°E / 46.2117; 1.5747
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Grand-Bourg
Intercommunality Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Government
  Mayor (20082014) André Poupard
Area1 14.67 km2 (5.66 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 266
  Density 18/km2 (47/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 23111 / 23240
Elevation 345–465 m (1,132–1,526 ft)
(avg. 420 m or 1,380 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.

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

Geography

An area of lakes and farming, comprising the village and a few small hamlets, situated some 18 miles (29 km) west of Guéret on the D49 near its junction with the N145 road. The Gartempe River forms much of the southern boundary of the commune’s territory.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962320    
1968355+10.9%
1975310−12.7%
1982313+1.0%
1990303−3.2%
1999284−6.3%
2008266−6.3%

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