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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Les Mars
Commune
Location of Les Mars
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Coordinates: 45°58′56″N 2°28′46″E / 45.9822°N 2.4794°E / 45.9822; 2.4794
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonAuzances
IntercommunalityCC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Michel Mazet
Area12.90 km (4.98 sq mi)
Population181
 • Density14/km (36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code23123 /23700
Elevation513–657 m (1,683–2,156 ft)
(avg. 593 m or 1,946 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Mars is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated some 16 miles (26 km) east of Aubusson, at the junction of the D27 and the D996 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962366—    
1968372+1.6%
1975344−7.5%
1982295−14.2%
1990274−7.1%
1999219−20.1%
2008207−5.5%

Sights

  • The thirteenth-century church.
  • A restored feudal castle.
  • The Château de Cherdon, at Chez-Redon.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
Communes of the Creuse department


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