La Courtine
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Creuse | |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson | |
| Canton | Auzances | |
| Community association | Haute-Corrèze Communauté | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 52 ′ N , 2 ° 16 ′ E | |
| height | 714-895 m | |
| surface | 41.42 km 2 | |
| Residents | 769 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 23100 | |
| INSEE code | 23067 | |
 Town hall and school building |
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La Courtine , in Occitan "La Cortina", is a municipality in the Massif Central in France . It belongs to the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , the Creuse department and the Aubusson arrondissement .
Geography and infrastructure
La Courtine was the chief town (chief lieu) of the canton of La Courtine and was defeated to the canton of Aubusson in 2015 . The municipality borders on Magnat-l'Étrange in the north, Beissat in the northeast, Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze in the east, Saint-Martial-le-Vieux in the southeast, Saint-Rémy in the south and Sornac in the southwest , to the west by Le Mas-d'Artige and to the north-west by Clairavaux .
The former route national 696 ends in La Courtine. The continuous former Route nationale 682 leads over the Col du Massoubre at 815 meters above sea level to Felletin .
The municipality has a share in the Millevaches en Limousin Regional Nature Park .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 1184 | 1233 | 1164 | 986 | 1057 | 971 | 874 | 715 |
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