Mautes

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Location of Mautes

(2020–2026) Yolande Plas^[1]Area

22.67 km² (8.75 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

197 • Density8.7/km² (23/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

23127 /23190

Elevation568–727 m (1,864–2,385 ft)
(avg. 651 m or 2,136 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mautes (French pronunciation: [mot]; Occitan: Mautas) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated by the banks of the Roudeau river, some 12 miles (19 km) east of Aubusson, at the junction of the D39, D995 and the D25 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	319	—
1968	370	+16.0%
1975	313	−15.4%
1982	298	−4.8%
1990	262	−12.1%
1999	220	−16.0%
2008	218	−0.9%

Sights

The church, dating from the thirteenth century.
The feudal castles at Barmont and Puy-de-Barmont.
Traces of Roman villas.
A menhir.
Canto le chien fantastique.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.