Lioux-les-Monges

Lioux-les-Monges
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Lioux-les-Monges
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Coordinates: 45°57′09″N 2°27′22″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Auzances
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Payard[1]
Area ^1	7.32 km^2 (2.83 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	55
• Density	7.5/km^2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23110 /23700
Elevation	633–764 m (2,077–2,507 ft) (avg. 645 m or 2,116 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lioux-les-Monges (French pronunciation: [lju le mɔ̃ʒ]; Occitan: Lion las Monjas) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising a very small village and several hamlets, situated some 14 miles (23 km) east of Aubusson, just off the D996 road.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	93	—
1968	98	+5.4%
1975	73	−25.5%
1982	48	−34.2%
1990	40	−16.7%
1999	42	+5.0%
2008	48	+14.3%

Sights

• The twelfth-century church.

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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.