Méasnes
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Méasnes (French pronunciation: [me.an]; Occitan: Mesnes) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Méasnes | |
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 Location of Méasnes | |
  Méasnes Location within France  Méasnes Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 46°25′02″N 1°46′43″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Bonnat |
| Intercommunality | CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marc Lamontagne[1] |
Area 1 | 27.63 km2 (10.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 522 |
| • Density | 18.9/km2 (48.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23130 /23360 |
| Elevation | 280–426 m (919–1,398 ft) (avg. 362 m or 1,188 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 17 miles (27 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D2, D4 and the D22 roads, on the border with the department of Indre. A small tributary of the Petite Creuse, the river Lavaud flows through the middle of the village.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 734 | — |
| 1968 | 834 | +13.6% |
| 1975 | 719 | −13.8% |
| 1982 | 705 | −1.9% |
| 1990 | 668 | −5.2% |
| 1999 | 615 | −7.9% |
| 2008 | 592 | −3.7% |
Sights
- The church of St. Gervaix, dating from the fourteenth century.
- Traces of the medieval Cistercian abbey of Aubepierre, destroyed in the sixteenth century.
- Ruins of the castle of Lavaud.
- The château at Plaix-Goliard.
