Clairavaux

Clairavaux
Clairavaux
Administration
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	La Courtine
Intercommunality	Sources de la Creuse
Mayor	René Forest (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	595–876 m (1,952–2,874 ft) (avg. 745 m/2,444 ft)
Land area1	27.55 km2 (10.64 sq mi)
Population2	155  (2008)
- Density	6 /km2 (16 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23063/ 23500
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.

Coordinates: 45°47′02″N 2°10′04″E / 45.7838888889°N 2.16777777778°E / 45.7838888889; 2.16777777778

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

Geography

A small forestry and farming village situated by the banks of the Creuse River, some 13 miles (21 km) south of Aubusson at the junction of the D31 and the D982 roads.

Population

Historical population of Clairavaux

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
196	247	204	148	171	152	155

Sights

The French Ministry of Culture lists several historic monuments in Clairavaux^[1]:

• The twelfth century church, Eglise Saint-Roch et de l'Assomption de Notre-Dame
• The remains of a feudal castle, the Château fort de Puyravaux, at Branges
• A 13th-century chapel, previously the parish church Eglise Paroissiale Sainte-Anne et Saint-Louis, at Boucheresse
• A 12th-century stone cross

A memorial commemorates two members of the French Resistance, killed by the Wehrmacht on 14 July 1944 at Clairavaux.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

1. ^ Min of Culture

External links

• Church and photos
• Château fort de Puyravaux
• 13th century chapel and [1]
• 12th century cross and photos
• Clairavaux on the Quid website (French)