Roches, Creuse
Roches (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃ]) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
A farming area, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D9 and the D3 with the D14 road.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 458 | — |
| 1968 | 535 | +16.8% |
| 1975 | 484 | −9.5% |
| 1982 | 463 | −4.3% |
| 1990 | 420 | −9.3% |
| 1999 | 389 | −7.4% |
| 2008 | 397 | +2.1% |
Sights
- The church, dating from the twelfth century.
- A fourteenth-century chapel at Chapelle-Malvalaise.
- The nineteenth-century chapel of Notre-Dame, at Richefolle.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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