Lioux-les-Monges
| Lioux-les-Monges | |
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Location within Limousin region  Lioux-les-Monges | |
| Coordinates: 45°57′09″N 2°27′22″E / 45.9525°N 2.4561°ECoordinates: 45°57′09″N 2°27′22″E / 45.9525°N 2.4561°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | Auzances |
| Intercommunality | Auzances-Bellegarde |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Claude Fonty |
| Area1 | 7.32 km2 (2.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 48 |
| • Density | 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23110 / 23700 |
| Elevation |
633–764 m (2,077–2,507 ft) (avg. 645 m or 2,116 ft) |
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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. | |
Lioux-les-Monges is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
Geography
A farming area comprising a very small village and several hamlets, situated some 14 miles (23 km) east of Aubusson, just off the D996 road.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 93 | — |
| 1968 | 98 | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 73 | −25.5% |
| 1982 | 48 | −34.2% |
| 1990 | 40 | −16.7% |
| 1999 | 42 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 48 | +14.3% |
Sights
- The twelfth-century church.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lioux-les-Monges. |
- Lioux-les-Monges on the Quid website (French)
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