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Mainsat
Administration Country France Region Limousin Department Creuse Arrondissement Aubusson Canton Bellegarde-en-Marche Intercommunality Auzances-Bellegarde Mayor Jacqueline Jary
(2001–2014)Statistics Elevation 478–670 m (1,568–2,200 ft)
(avg. 610 m/2,000 ft)Land area1 34.81 km2 (13.44 sq mi) Population2 627 (2008) - Density 18 /km2 (47 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 23116/ 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: 46°03′12″N 2°23′15″E / 46.0533333333°N 2.3875°E
Mainsat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
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Geography
An area of farming and forestry, lakes and streams, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D4, D19 and the D38 roads.
Population
Historical population of Mainsat 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 695 820 743 752 748 682 627 Sights
- The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The fifteenth-century château.
- A dolmen at Pellevoisin.
- The remains of several Roman villas.
- The Château des Portes.
- Vestiges of a château at Montgrenier.
See also
References
External links
- Mainsat on the Quid website (French)
Categories:- Communes of Creuse
- Creuse geography stubs
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