Mortroux
For the populated place in Belgium, see Mortroux, Belgium.
| Mortroux | ||
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  Mortroux | ||
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Location within Limousin region  Mortroux | ||
| Coordinates: 46°23′54″N 1°54′58″E / 46.3983°N 1.9161°ECoordinates: 46°23′54″N 1°54′58″E / 46.3983°N 1.9161°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes | |
| Department | Creuse | |
| Arrondissement | Guéret | |
| Canton | Bonnat | |
| Intercommunality | Marche Avenir | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Guy Marsaleix | |
| Area1 | 13.28 km2 (5.13 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 309 | |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23136 / 23220 | |
| Elevation |
300–424 m (984–1,391 ft) (avg. 420 m or 1,380 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. | ||
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Mortroux is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
Geography
A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated some 14 miles (23 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D46, D56 and the D56a roads.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 457 | — |
| 1968 | 484 | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 420 | −13.2% |
| 1982 | 384 | −8.6% |
| 1990 | 331 | −13.8% |
| 1999 | 318 | −3.9% |
| 2008 | 309 | −2.8% |
Sights
- The church, dating from the twelfth century.
- A seventeenth-century lime-tree.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mortroux. |
- Mortroux on the Quid website (French)
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