Mazeirat

Mazeirat
Mazeirat
Administration
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Ahun
Intercommunality	Pays Creuse-Thaurion-Gartempe
Mayor	Christophe Martin (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	330–459 m (1,080–1,506 ft) (avg. 425 m/1,394 ft)
Land area1	7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi)
Population2	138  (2008)
- Density	18 /km2 (47 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23128/ 23150
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°08′35″N 1°58′55″E / 46.1430555556°N 1.98194444444°E / 46.1430555556; 1.98194444444

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a few hamlets situated in the valley of the Creuse River, some 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Guéret at the junction of the D18 and the D89 roads.

Population

Historical populations
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	150	—
1968	164	+9.3%
1975	162	−1.2%
1982	162	+0.0%
1990	142	−12.3%
1999	137	−3.5%
2008	138	+0.7%

Sights

• The church, dating from the twelfth century.
• The ruins of a castle at Mas de Ceydoux.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Mazeirat on the Quid website (French)