Bosmoreau-les-Mines

Bosmoreau-les-Mines
Commune
Location of Bosmoreau-les-Mines
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Coordinates: 46°00′06″N 1°45′23″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Bourganeuf
Intercommunality	CC Creuse Sud Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Boueyre[1]
Area ^1	9.01 km^2 (3.48 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	229
• Density	25/km^2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23027 /23400
Elevation	390–515 m (1,280–1,690 ft) (avg. 430 m or 1,410 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bosmoreau-les-Mines is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Taurion river, some 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D61 and the D60 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	414	—
1968	444	+7.2%
1975	377	−15.1%
1982	301	−20.2%
1990	249	−17.3%
1999	272	+9.2%
2008	249	−8.5%

Sights

• The church, dating from the eighteenth century.
• A museum of coalmining.
• Buffalo Farm.
• Velo Rail.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

External links

• Website of the coalmining museum (in French)