Lizières

Lizières
Lizières
Location within Limousin region  Lizières
Coordinates: 46°12′42″N 1°34′29″E / 46.2117°N 1.5747°ECoordinates: 46°12′42″N 1°34′29″E / 46.2117°N 1.5747°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Grand-Bourg
Intercommunality	Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	André Poupard
Area^1	14.67 km^2 (5.66 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	266
• Density	18/km^2 (47/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23111 / 23240
Elevation	345–465 m (1,132–1,526 ft) (avg. 420 m or 1,380 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.

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

Geography

An area of lakes and farming, comprising the village and a few small hamlets, situated some 18 miles (29 km) west of Guéret on the D49 near its junction with the N145 road. The Gartempe River forms much of the southern boundary of the commune’s territory.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	320	—
1968	355	+10.9%
1975	310	−12.7%
1982	313	+1.0%
1990	303	−3.2%
1999	284	−6.3%
2008	266	−6.3%

Sights

• The church, dating from the fifteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Lizières on the Quid website (French)