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Lavaufranche (; ) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

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Lavaufranche is a commune in France, situated in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is located within the Creuse department and has at various times been part of the arrondissement of Guéret and the arrondissement of Aubusson. The municipality borders Bord-Saint-Georges, Leyrat, Soumans, and Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc. Its official postal code is 23600, and it falls under the canton of Boussac for electoral purposes.

The commune covers an area of 16.34 square kilometers. According to available data, its population is 445, with 119 males and 126 females recorded in one dataset, while another source lists the population as 240. The elevation above sea level is noted as 485 meters in one record and 419 meters in another. The local government can be reached via the phone number +33-5-55-65-41-02 or by email at [email protected].

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Place details

Locality
Lavaufranche
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Population
240

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Air quality

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9.0 µg/m³
PM10
14.6 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Lavaufranche
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Commanderie hôspitalière de Lavaufranche.jpg
French commune.caption
Commanderie of the Knights of St. John
French commune.arrondissement
Aubusson
French commune.canton
Boussac
French commune.INSEE
23104
French commune.postal code
23600
French commune.mayor
Patrice Orsal
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CC Creuse Confluence
French commune.elevation m
416
French commune.elevation min m
375
French commune.elevation max m
485
French commune.area km2
16.34

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Lavaufranche
Country
France
Population
240
Area
16.34
Elevation
433
Shares border with
Toulx-Sainte-Croix
Image
Commanderie hôspitalière de Lavaufranche.jpg
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Commons category
Lavaufranche
postal code
23600
native label
Lavaufranche
associated electoral district
canton of Boussac
male population
119
female population
126
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-5-55-65-41-02
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
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  • Geography
  • Population
  • Sights
  • See also
  • References

Lavaufranche (; ) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

==Geography== A farming area comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some northeast of Guéret at the junction of the D7, D917 and the D67 roads. The Petite Creuse river flows through the commune, which is also served by a TER railway.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lavaufranche” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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