Dontreix

Dontreix (French pronunciation: ​[dɔ̃tʁe]) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Dontreix
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Dontreix
Dontreix Dontreix
Coordinates: 45°59′16″N 2°33′37″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Auzances
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Denis Richin
Area ^1	47.45 km^2 (18.32 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	415
• Density	8.7/km^2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23073 /23700
Elevation	510–753 m (1,673–2,470 ft) (avg. 643 m or 2,110 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets some 19 miles (31 km) east of Aubusson at the junction of the D4, D91 and the D92 roads. On its eastern side, the commune borders the department of Puy-de-Dôme

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	655	—
1968	730	+11.5%
1975	608	−16.7%
1982	568	−6.6%
1990	455	−19.9%
1999	419	−7.9%
2008	393	−6.2%

Sights

• The twelfth-century church.
• Traces of two feudal castles at Matroux and Beaulieu.
• Roman remains (possibly an altar).
• A Megalith, the roc de Saint Julien, in the forest of Drouilles.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.