Banize

Banize (French pronunciation: [baniz]; Occitan: Banhesa) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Banize
Commune
The Church of Saint-Sulpice, in Banize
Coat of arms
Location of Banize
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Coordinates: 45°55′54″N 1°59′54″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Ahun
Intercommunality	CC Creuse Sud Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Luc Escoubeyrou[1]
Area 1	15.24 km2 (5.88 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	181
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23016 /23120
Elevation	471–653 m (1,545–2,142 ft) (avg. 540 m or 1,770 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming and forestry area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated at the confluence of the rivers Benise and Thaurion, some 10 miles (16 km) west of Aubusson at the junction of the D10 and the D16 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	160	—
1968	225	+40.6%
1975	172	−23.6%
1982	174	+1.2%
1990	149	−14.4%
1999	134	−10.1%
2008	158	+17.9%

Sights

• The church, dating from the fourteenth century.
• Several old watermills.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department