Dontreix

Dontreix
Dontreix
Administration
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Auzances
Intercommunality	Auzances-Bellegarde
Mayor	Denis Richin (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	510–753 m (1,670–2,470 ft) (avg. 643 m/2,110 ft)
Land area1	47.45 km2 (18.32 sq mi)
Population2	393  (2008)
- Density	8 /km2 (21 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23073/ 23700
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°59′16″N 2°33′37″E / 45.9877777778°N 2.56027777778°E / 45.9877777778; 2.56027777778

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 of Dontreix

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
655	730	608	568	455	419	393

Sights

• The twelfth-century church.
• Traces of two feudal castles at Matroux and Beaulieu.
• Roman remains (possibly an altar).
• A Megalith, the roc de Saint Julien, in the forest of Drouilles.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Dontreix on the Quid website (French)