Le Compas

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Le Compas
Coordinates: 45°59′48″N2°27′46″E / 45.9967°N 2.4628°E / 45.9967; 2.4628
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Auzances
Intercommunality CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Christian Payard [1]
Area
1
16.54 km2 (6.39 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020) [2]
194
  Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23066 /23700
Elevation546–688 m (1,791–2,257 ft)
(avg. 650 m or 2,130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Compas is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

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Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated in the valley of the river Jarasse, some 15 miles (24 km) east of Aubusson, near the junction of the D25, D276 and the D996 roads and also on the D998.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962312    
1968332+6.4%
1975270−18.7%
1982235−13.0%
1990216−8.1%
1999197−8.8%
2008218+10.7%

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References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.