Faux-la-Montagne
Faux-la-Montagne (French pronunciation: [fo la mɔ̃taɲ]; Occitan: Faus) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets some 19 miles (31 km) southwest of Aubusson at the junction of the D3, D85 and the D992 roads. On its southern and eastern sides, the commune borders the department of Corrèze and is within the national park of the Millevaches (not 1000 cows, but lakes).
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 435 | — |
| 1968 | 565 | +29.9% |
| 1975 | 417 | −26.2% |
| 1982 | 396 | −5.0% |
| 1990 | 391 | −1.3% |
| 1999 | 394 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 364 | −7.6% |
Sights
- The twelfth-century church.
- Two chapels.
- A dolmen at Landoras
- The Lac de Vassivière and the dam, built in 1952.
- Two châteaux, at the hamlets of La Feuillade and Thézillat.