Magnat-l'Étrange
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Magnat-l’Etrange (French pronunciation: [maɲa letʁɑ̃ʒ]; Occitan: Manhac l'Estranh) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Magnat-l’Etrange | |
|---|---|
 The Château du Bost, in Magnat-l'Etrange | |
 Location of Magnat-l’Etrange | |
  Magnat-l’Etrange Location within France  Magnat-l’Etrange Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 45°47′41″N 2°16′45″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | Auzances |
| Intercommunality | Haute-Corrèze Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Jérémy Brugere[1] |
Area 1 | 25.87 km2 (9.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 236 |
| • Density | 9.12/km2 (23.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23115 /23260 |
| Elevation | 636–868 m (2,087–2,848 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
An area of farming and forestry, lakes and streams, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D25, D28, D31 and the D32 roads. The commune is within the natural park of the Millevaches (1000 lakes, not cows).
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 462 | — |
| 1975 | 384 | −2.61% |
| 1982 | 318 | −2.66% |
| 1990 | 245 | −3.21% |
| 1999 | 212 | −1.59% |
| 2007 | 231 | +1.08% |
| 2012 | 222 | −0.79% |
| 2017 | 242 | +1.74% |
| 2023 | 236 | −0.42% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
- The church, dating from the eleventh century.
- The fifteenth-century château.
- The Château Dubost, dating from the sixteenth century.
