Mortroux (French pronunciation: [mɔʁtʁu]; Occitan: Mortròu) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.
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| Coordinates: 46°23′54″N 1°54′58″E / 46.3983°N 1.9161°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Bonnat |
| Intercommunality | CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guy Marsaleix[1] |
Area 1 | 13.28 km2 (5.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 275 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23136 /23220 |
| Elevation | 300–424 m (984–1,391 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. | |
Geography
editA 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
edit| 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
edit- The church, dating from the twelfth century.
- A seventeenth-century lime-tree, the "Sully", named after a Prime Minister under the reign of Henri IV.
- Pottery finials above windows on a couple of houses.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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