Crocq

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Crocq
Crocq Coat of Arms
Crocq (France)
Crocq
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Auzances
Community association Chénérailles, Auzances / Bellegarde and Haut Pays Marchois
Coordinates 45 ° 52 ′  N , 2 ° 22 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 52 ′  N , 2 ° 22 ′  E
height 640-829 m
surface 14.16 km 2
Residents 411 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 29 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 23260
INSEE code

Crocq is a municipality on the upper reaches of the Tardes in France . It belongs to the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , the Creuse department and the Aubusson arrondissement . It was the chief town (chief lieu) of the canton of Crocq and was defeated in 2015 to the canton of Auzances . It is bordered to the north by Saint-Oradoux-près-Crocq , to the east by Basville , to the south-east by Flayat , to the south by Saint-Agnant-près-Crocq , to the south-west by Saint-Maurice-près-Crocq and to the north-west by Saint- Pardoux-d'Arnet .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2016
Residents 704 746 844 834 674 546 496 397

Attractions

  • Chapel of the Visitation ( Chapelle de la Visitation )
  • Castle ruins ( Château féodal )
  • Saint-Éloi church
  • Dolmen d'Urbe

Web links

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