Le Compas

Le Compas
Commune
Town hall
Location of Le Compas
Le Compas Location within France Show map of France Le Compas Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°59′48″N 2°27′46″E / 45.9967°N 2.4628°E / 45.9967; 2.4628
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Auzances
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Payard
Area 1	16.54 km2 (6.39 sq mi)
Elevation	650 m (2,130 ft)
Highest elevation	688 m (2,257 ft)
Lowest elevation	546 m (1,791 ft)
Population  (2023)	197
• Density	11.9/km2 (30.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23066 /23700
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Compas (Occitan: La Compàs) 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 in the valley of the river Jarasse, some 15 miles (24 km) east of Aubusson, near the junction of the D25, D276 and the D996 roads and also on the D998.

Population

Sights

• The twelfth-century church.
• A dolmen, the "Pierres Folles" near Marcillat-la-Farge.
• The château de Lavaud-Chaussade.
• The ruins of the château de Lavaud-Blanche.
• A modern chapel at Le Thiel.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

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