Les Mars

Les Mars is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Les Mars
Location of Les Mars
Les Mars
Les Mars
Coordinates: 45°58′56″N 2°28′46″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonAuzances
IntercommunalityCC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
  Mayor (20222026) Michel Mazet[1]
Area
1
12.90 km2 (4.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
182
  Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23123 /23700
Elevation513–657 m (1,683–2,156 ft)
(avg. 593 m or 1,946 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated some 16 miles (26 km) east of Aubusson, at the junction of the D27 and the D996 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962366    
1968372+1.6%
1975344−7.5%
1982295−14.2%
1990274−7.1%
1999219−20.1%
2008207−5.5%

Sights

  • The thirteenth-century church.
  • A restored feudal castle.
  • The Château de Cherdon, at Chez-Redon.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.


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