Maux

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Maux
Maux (France)
Maux
region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Nièvre
Arrondissement Château-Chinon (Ville)
Canton Luzy
Community association Bazois Loire Morvan
Coordinates 47 ° 3 '  N , 3 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 3 '  N , 3 ° 47'  E
height 217-329 m
surface 22.6 km 2
Residents 142 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 6 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 58290
INSEE code

Maux is a French municipality with 142 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté (before 2016 Bourgogne ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville) and the canton of Luzy (until 2015 Moulins-Engilbert ).

geography

Maux is about 55 kilometers east-northeast of Nevers on the edge of the Morvan . Maux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Chougny in the north and north-west, Saint-Péreuse in the north and east, Sermages in the east and south-east, Moulins-Engilbert in the south and south-east, Limanton in the south, Brinay in the south-west and Tamnay-en-Bazois in the west and Northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2016
Residents 247 253 223 165 167 148 143 137 140
Source: INSEE ; only residents with primary residence

Attractions

  • Saint-Michel church
  • Champdioux castle ruins from the 13th century
  • Abon Castle from the 19th century

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 653-655.

Web links

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