Crocq
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Crocq | |
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 The Chapel of the Visitation, in Crocq | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Crocq  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°52′09″N 2°22′05″E / 45.8692°N 2.3681°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | Auzances |
| Intercommunality | CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Pierron[1] |
Area 1 | 14.16 km2 (5.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 389 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23069 /23260 |
| Elevation | 640–829 m (2,100–2,720 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Crocq (French pronunciation: [kʁo]; Occitan: Cròc) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets, some 21 kilometres (13 mi) southeast of Aubusson at the junction of the D10, D28 and the D996 roads.
The Chavanon (locally called la Ramade) has its source in the southeastern part of the commune, near the hamlet le Montel-Guillaume.
The river Tardes forms all of the commune's northeastern boundary.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 704 | — |
| 1968 | 746 | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 844 | +13.1% |
| 1982 | 834 | −1.2% |
| 1990 | 674 | −19.2% |
| 1999 | 546 | −19.0% |
| 2008 | 511 | −6.4% |
