Lioux-les-Monges

Lioux-les-Monges
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Lioux-les-Monges
Location of Lioux-les-Monges
Lioux-les-Monges is located in France
Lioux-les-Monges
Lioux-les-Monges
Location within France
Lioux-les-Monges is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lioux-les-Monges
Lioux-les-Monges
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°57′09″N 2°27′22″E / 45.9525°N 2.4561°E / 45.9525; 2.4561
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonAuzances
IntercommunalityCC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Payard[1]
Area
1
7.32 km2 (2.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
51
 • Density7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23110 /23700
Elevation633–764 m (2,077–2,507 ft)
(avg. 645 m or 2,116 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (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
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 98—    
1975 73−4.12%
1982 48−5.81%
1990 40−2.25%
1999 42+0.54%
2007 47+1.42%
2012 52+2.04%
2017 57+1.85%
2023 51−1.84%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

  • The twelfth-century church.

See also

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 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE