Gioux

Gioux

The church of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul, in Gioux
Gioux

Coordinates: 45°48′40″N 2°07′21″E / 45.8111°N 2.1225°E / 45.8111; 2.1225Coordinates: 45°48′40″N 2°07′21″E / 45.8111°N 2.1225°E / 45.8111; 2.1225
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Gentioux-Pigerolles
Intercommunality Sources de la Creuse
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Mireille Grégoire
Area1 37.42 km2 (14.45 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 173
 • Density 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 23091 / 23500
Elevation 608–886 m (1,995–2,907 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

An area of forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 10 miles (16 km) south of Aubusson, at the junction of the D35 and the D26 roads. The commune is in the national park of the Millevaches (1000 lakes, not cows).

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962309—    
1968313+1.3%
1975233−25.6%
1982210−9.9%
1990214+1.9%
1999198−7.5%
2008173−12.6%

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