Banize

Banize
The Church of Saint-Sulpice, in Banize
Banize
Location within Limousin region  Banize
Coordinates: 45°55′54″N 1°59′54″E / 45.9317°N 1.9983°ECoordinates: 45°55′54″N 1°59′54″E / 45.9317°N 1.9983°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs
Intercommunality	Pays Creuse-Thaurion-Gartempe
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bruno Servazeix
Area^1	15.24 km^2 (5.88 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	158
• Density	10/km^2 (27/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23016 / 23120
Elevation	471–653 m (1,545–2,142 ft) (avg. 540 m or 1,770 ft)
^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.

Banize is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

A farming and forestry area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated at the confluence of the rivers Benise and Thaurion, some 10 miles (16 km) west of Aubusson at the junction of the D10 and the D16 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	160	—
1968	225	+40.6%
1975	172	−23.6%
1982	174	+1.2%
1990	149	−14.4%
1999	134	−10.1%
2008	158	+17.9%

Sights

• The church, dating from the fourteenth century.
• Several old watermills.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Banize on the Quid website (French)