La Villeneuve, Creuse

La Villeneuve
Commune
Location of La Villeneuve
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Coordinates: 45°53′58″N 2°24′37″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Auzances
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Boudineau[1]
Area ^1	4.45 km^2 (1.72 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	47
• Density	11/km^2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23265 /23260
Elevation	648–790 m (2,126–2,592 ft) (avg. 705 m or 2,313 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Villeneuve (French pronunciation: [la vilnœv]; Occitan: La Vila Nueva) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A very small farming and forestry village situated some 12 miles (19 km) east of Aubusson, at the junction of the D28 with the D941 road.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	144	—
1968	125	−13.2%
1975	123	−1.6%
1982	117	−4.9%
1990	94	−19.7%
1999	90	−4.3%
2008	76	−15.6%

Sights

• The nineteenth-century church of St.Radegonde and a chapel.
• The Château du Rocher and its park.

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). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.