Bosmoreau-les-Mines

Bosmoreau-les-Mines
Bosmoreau-les-Mines

Coordinates: 46°00′06″N 1°45′23″E / 46.0017°N 1.7564°E / 46.0017; 1.7564Coordinates: 46°00′06″N 1°45′23″E / 46.0017°N 1.7564°E / 46.0017; 1.7564
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Bourganeuf
Intercommunality Bourganeuf et Royère-de-Vassivière
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Daniel Boueyre
Area1 9.01 km2 (3.48 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 249
 • Density 28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 23027 / 23400
Elevation 390–515 m (1,280–1,690 ft)
(avg. 430 m or 1,410 ft)

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.

Bosmoreau-les-Mines is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Taurion river, some 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D61 and the D60 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962414—    
1968444+7.2%
1975377−15.1%
1982301−20.2%
1990249−17.3%
1999272+9.2%
2008249−8.5%

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