Lizières

Lizières
Commune
Location of Lizières
Lizières Location within France Lizières Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°12′42″N 1°34′29″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Le Grand-Bourg
Intercommunality	CC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Évelyne Chetif
Area 1	14.67 km2 (5.66 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	234
• Density	16.0/km2 (41.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23111 /23240
Elevation	345–465 m (1,132–1,526 ft) (avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lizières (French pronunciation: [lizjɛʁ]; Occitan: Lisieras) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of lakes and farming, comprising the village and a few small hamlets, situated some 18 miles (29 km) west of Guéret on the D49 near its junction with the N145 road. The river Gartempe forms much of the southern boundary of the commune's territory.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	355	—
1975	310	−1.92%
1982	313	+0.14%
1990	303	−0.41%
1999	284	−0.72%
2007	259	−1.15%
2012	296	+2.71%
2017	268	−1.97%
2023	234	−2.24%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church, dating from the fifteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department