Banize
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| The Church of Saint-Sulpice, in Banize The Church of Saint-Sulpice, in Banize | |
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Coat of arms of Banize Coat of arms | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Ahun |
| Intercommunality | CC Creuse Sud Ouest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Luc Escoubeyrou[1] |
Area 1 | 15.24 km2 (5.88 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23016 /23120 |
| Elevation | 471–653 m (1,545–2,142 ft) (avg. 540 m or 1,770 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Banize (French pronunciation: [baniz]; Occitan: Banhesa) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
[edit | edit source]A farming and forestry area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated at the confluence of the rivers Benise and Thaurion, some 10 miles (16 km) west of Aubusson at the junction of the D10 and the D16 roads.
Population
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 160 | — |
| 1968 | 225 | +40.6% |
| 1975 | 172 | −23.6% |
| 1982 | 174 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 149 | −14.4% |
| 1999 | 134 | −10.1% |
| 2008 | 158 | +17.9% |
Sights
[edit | edit source]- The church, dating from the fourteenth century.
- Several old watermills.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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