Issoudun-Létrieix

Issoudun-Létrieix is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Issoudun-Létrieix
Commune
The church in Issoudun-Létrieix
Location of Issoudun-Létrieix
Issoudun-Létrieix Issoudun-Létrieix
Coordinates: 46°03′40″N 2°08′38″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Gouzon
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Dominique Latour
Area ^1	26.43 km^2 (10.20 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	299
• Density	11/km^2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23097 /23130
Elevation	384–598 m (1,260–1,962 ft) (avg. 405 m or 1,329 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

A large area of forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 7 miles (11 km) north of Aubusson, near the junction of the D54 and the D94 roads and also on the D990. The commune is in the valley of the Creuse River.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	401	—
1968	452	+12.7%
1975	387	−14.4%
1982	341	−11.9%
1990	287	−15.8%
1999	277	−3.5%
2008	297	+7.2%

Sights

• The thirteenth-century church.
• An ancient oil mill.
• Vestiges of Roman occupation.
• The fifteenth-century château de Haute-Faye.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

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