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Clairavaux
Administration Country France Region Limousin Department Creuse Arrondissement Aubusson Canton La Courtine Intercommunality Sources de la Creuse Mayor René Forest
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 595–876 m (1,952–2,874 ft)
(avg. 745 m/2,444 ft)Land area1 27.55 km2 (10.64 sq mi) Population2 155 (2008) - Density 6 /km2 (16 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 23063/ 23500 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. Coordinates: 45°47′02″N 2°10′04″E / 45.7838888889°N 2.16777777778°E
Clairavaux is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
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Geography
A small forestry and farming village situated by the banks of the Creuse River, some 13 miles (21 km) south of Aubusson at the junction of the D31 and the D982 roads.
Population
Historical population of Clairavaux 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 196 247 204 148 171 152 155 Sights
The French Ministry of Culture lists several historic monuments in Clairavaux[1]:
- The twelfth century church, Eglise Saint-Roch et de l'Assomption de Notre-Dame
- The remains of a feudal castle, the Château fort de Puyravaux, at Branges
- A 13th-century chapel, previously the parish church Eglise Paroissiale Sainte-Anne et Saint-Louis, at Boucheresse
- A 12th-century stone cross
A memorial commemorates two members of the French Resistance, killed by the Wehrmacht on 14 July 1944 at Clairavaux.
See also
References
External links
- Church and photos
- Château fort de Puyravaux
- 13th century chapel and [1]
- 12th century cross and photos
- Clairavaux on the Quid website (French)
Categories:- Communes of Creuse
- Creuse geography stubs
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