Magnat-l'Étrange

Magnat-l’Etrange
Commune
The Château du Bost, in Magnat-l'Etrange
Location of Magnat-l’Etrange
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Coordinates: 45°47′41″N 2°16′45″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Auzances
Intercommunality	Haute-Corrèze Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Jérémy Brugere[1]
Area ^1	25.87 km^2 (9.99 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	240
• Density	9.3/km^2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23115 /23260
Elevation	636–868 m (2,087–2,848 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Magnat-l’Etrange (French pronunciation: [maɲa letʁɑ̃ʒ]; Occitan: Manhac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry, lakes and streams, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D25, D28, D31 and the D32 roads. The commune is within the natural park of the Millevaches (1000 lakes, not cows).

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	460	—
1968	462	+0.4%
1975	384	−16.9%
1982	318	−17.2%
1990	245	−23.0%
1999	212	−13.5%
2008	229	+8.0%

Sights

• The church, dating from the eleventh century.
• The fifteenth-century château.
• The Château Dubost, dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.