Bosmoreau-les-Mines is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
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Location of Bosmoreau-les-Mines  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°00′06″N 1°45′23″E / 46.0017°N 1.7564°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Bourganeuf |
| Intercommunality | CC Creuse Sud Ouest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Boueyre[1] |
Area 1 | 9.01 km2 (3.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 229 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23027 /23400 |
| Elevation | 390–515 m (1,280–1,690 ft) (avg. 430 m or 1,410 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editAn area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Taurion river, some 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D61 and the D60 roads.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 414 | — |
| 1968 | 444 | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 377 | −15.1% |
| 1982 | 301 | −20.2% |
| 1990 | 249 | −17.3% |
| 1999 | 272 | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 249 | −8.5% |
Sights
edit- The church, dating from the eighteenth century.
- A museum of coalmining.
- Buffalo Farm.
- Velo Rail.
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.
External links
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- Website of the coalmining museum (in French)
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