Mainsat

Mainsat
Mainsat
Administration
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Bellegarde-en-Marche
Intercommunality	Auzances-Bellegarde
Mayor	Jacqueline Jary (2001–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	478–670 m (1,568–2,200 ft) (avg. 610 m/2,000 ft)
Land area1	34.81 km2 (13.44 sq mi)
Population2	627  (2008)
- Density	18 /km2 (47 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23116/ 23700
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: 46°03′12″N 2°23′15″E / 46.0533333333°N 2.3875°E / 46.0533333333; 2.3875

Mainsat 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 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D4, D19 and the D38 roads.

Population

Historical population of Mainsat

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
695	820	743	752	748	682	627

Sights

• The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The fifteenth-century château.
• A dolmen at Pellevoisin.
• The remains of several Roman villas.
• The Château des Portes.
• Vestiges of a château at Montgrenier.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Mainsat on the Quid website (French)