Montboucher

Montboucher
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Montboucher
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Coordinates: 45°57′15″N 1°40′55″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Bourganeuf
Intercommunality	CC Creuse Sud Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Marc Ferrand[1]
Area ^1	27.68 km^2 (10.69 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	370
• Density	13/km^2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23133 /23400
Elevation	379–627 m (1,243–2,057 ft) (avg. 516 m or 1,693 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montboucher (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃buʃe]; Occitan: Montbochier) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of streams, lakes and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Guéret at the junction of the D36, D44 and the D941 roads. The commune is on the border with the departement of Haute-Vienne.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	422	—
1968	484	+14.7%
1975	428	−11.6%
1982	377	−11.9%
1990	356	−5.6%
1999	344	−3.4%
2008	367	+6.7%

Sights

• The neo-Gothic church, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The nineteenth-century Château de Vedrenas .

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.