Royère-de-Vassivière
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Creuse | |
Arrondissement | Guéret | |
Canton | Felletin | |
Community association | Creuse Sud Ouest | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 51 ′ N , 1 ° 55 ′ E | |
height | 540-829 m | |
surface | 74.14 km 2 | |
Residents | 575 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 8 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 23460 | |
INSEE code | 23165 | |
Royère-de-Vassivière on a postcard from 1957 |
Royère-de-Vassivière is a commune in France . It belongs to the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , the Creuse department and the Guéret arrondissement . It was the capital of the canton of Royère-de-Vasivière and was added to the canton of Felletin in 2015 .
geography
The commune is bordered to the north by Saint-Pierre-Bellevue and Le Monteil-au-Vicomte , to the northeast by Saint-Yrieix-la-Montagne , to the east by Saint-Marc-à-Loubaud , to the southeast by Gentioux-Pigerolles , to the south to Faux-la-Montagne and Beaumont-du-Lac , to the south-west to Peyrat-le-Château , to the west to Saint-Martin-Château and to the north-west to Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles . In the east, the municipal marker has a share of the Lac de Lavaud-Gelade , through which the Taurion flows. In the south, part of Lac de Vassivière belongs to Royère-de-Vassivière.
Attractions
- Rigole du diable , something like "Devil's Gorge", a ditch cut by the Taurion
- Church Saint-Germain , a monument historique
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
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Residents | 831 | 771 | 744 | 782 | 670 | 636 | 566 | 609 |