Le Donzeil

Le Donzeil
A milestone in Le Donzeil
Le Donzeil
Location within Limousin region  Le Donzeil
Coordinates: 46°01′43″N 1°59′14″E / 46.0286°N 1.9872°ECoordinates: 46°01′43″N 1°59′14″E / 46.0286°N 1.9872°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)	Claude Simonnet
Area^1	13.54 km^2 (5.23 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	159
• Density	12/km^2 (30/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23074 / 23480
Elevation	508–620 m (1,667–2,034 ft) (avg. 564 m or 1,850 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.

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

Geography

An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated some 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Aubusson, at the junction of the D13, D17 and the D45 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	235	—
1968	283	+20.4%
1975	238	−15.9%
1982	210	−11.8%
1990	197	−6.2%
1999	188	−4.6%
2008	159	−15.4%

Sights

• The twelfth-century church.
• A Roman milestone.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Le Donzeil on the Quid website (French)