Royère-de-Vassivière

Royère-de-Vassivière (French pronunciation: [ʁwajɛʁ də vasivjɛʁ], literally Royère of Vassivière; Occitan: Roièra de Vacivièra) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Royère-de-Vassivière
Commune
Vassivière Lake
Coat of arms
Location of Royère-de-Vassivière
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Coordinates: 45°50′31″N 1°54′43″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Felletin
Intercommunality	CC Creuse Sud Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Raymond Rabeteau[1]
Area 1	74.14 km2 (28.63 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	572
• Density	7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23165 /23460
Elevation	540–829 m (1,772–2,720 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 large area of forestry, farming and lakes comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 17 miles (27 km) south of Aubusson on the D3, D7, D8 and the D59 roads. The rivers Maulde and Thaurion rise within the borders of the commune.
The commune lies within the regional park of the Millevaches, an area of the 1000 sources, not cows.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	831	—
1968	771	−7.2%
1975	744	−3.5%
1982	782	+5.1%
1990	670	−14.3%
1999	636	−5.1%
2008	566	−11.0%

Sights

The Ceres fountain in 1919

• The church of St. Germain, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The Ceres fountain, opposite the church.
• The Lac de Vassiviere.
• The Lac de Lavaud-Gelade.
• The Modern Art Centre on the l'île de Vassivière.
• The Sculpture Park: 30 monumental sculptures by French and overseas artists.

See also

Location of the lake of Vassivere

• Communes of the Creuse department