Le Compas

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{{short description|Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France}}

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Le Compas

|commune status = Commune

|arrondissement = Aubusson

|canton = Auzances

|INSEE = 23066

|postal code = 23700

|mayor = Christian Payard{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/en/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=9 August 2021|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine

|coordinates = {{coord|45.9967|2.4628|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 650

|elevation min m = 546

|elevation max m = 688

|area km2 = 16.54

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

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Le Compas ({{langx|oc|La Compàs}}) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated in the valley of the river Jarasse, some {{convert|15|mi|km}} east of Aubusson, near the junction of the D25, D276 and the D996 roads and also on the D998.

Population

{{Historical populations

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|1962|312

|1968|332

|1975|270

|1982|235

|1990|216

|1999|197

|2008|218

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Sights

  • The twelfth-century church.
  • A dolmen, the "Pierres Folles" near Marcillat-la-Farge.
  • The château de Lavaud-Chaussade.
  • The ruins of the château de Lavaud-Blanche.
  • A modern chapel at Le Thiel.

See also

References

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{{Creuse communes}}

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Category:Communes of Creuse

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