Lavaufranche
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{short description|Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Lavaufranche
|commune status = Commune
|image = Commanderie hôspitalière de Lavaufranche.jpg
|caption = Commanderie of the Knights of St. John
|arrondissement = Aubusson
|canton = Boussac
|INSEE = 23104
|postal code = 23600
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC Creuse Confluence
|coordinates = {{coord|46.3214|2.2722|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 416
|elevation min m = 375
|elevation max m = 485
|area km2 = 16.34
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Lavaufranche ({{IPA|fr|lavofʁɑ̃ʃ}}; {{langx|oc|La Vau Francha}}) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
A farming area comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some {{convert|20|mi|km}} northeast of Guéret at the junction of the D7, D917 and the D67 roads. The Petite Creuse river flows through the commune, which is also served by a TER railway.
Population
{{Historical populations
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|1962|431
|1968|445
|1975|367
|1982|304
|1990|231
|1999|246
|2008|243
}}
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Sights
- The commanderie of the Knights of Saint John, dating from the twelfth century.
- The twelfth-century chapel.
See also
References
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{{Creuse communes}}
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