Le Compas

Le Compas (Occitan: La Compàs) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Le Compas
Commune
Location of Le Compas
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Coordinates: 45°59′48″N 2°27′46″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Auzances
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Payard[1]
Area 1	16.54 km2 (6.39 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	192
• Density	12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23066 /23700
Elevation	546–688 m (1,791–2,257 ft) (avg. 650 m or 2,130 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 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	312	—
1968	332	+6.4%
1975	270	−18.7%
1982	235	−13.0%
1990	216	−8.1%
1999	197	−8.8%
2008	218	+10.7%

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