Magnat-l'Étrange

Magnat-l’Etrange
Magnat-l’Etrange
Administration
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	La Courtine
Intercommunality	Sources de la Creuse
Mayor	Lucien Mestat (2001–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	636–868 m (2,087–2,848 ft)
Land area1	25.87 km2 (9.99 sq mi)
Population2	229  (2008)
- Density	9 /km2 (23 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23115/ 23260
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′41″N 2°16′45″E / 45.7947222222°N 2.27916666667°E / 45.7947222222; 2.27916666667

Magnat-l’Etrange is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

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

Historical population of Magnat-l'Étrange

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
460	462	384	318	245	212	229

Sights

• The church, dating from the eleventh century.
• The fifteenth-century château.
• The Château Dubost, dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Magnat-l’Etrange on the Quid website (French)