Gioux

Gioux
Commune
The church of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul, in Gioux
Location of Gioux
Gioux Location within France Gioux Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°48′40″N 2°07′21″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Felletin
Intercommunality	CC Creuse Grand Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marina Bonifas
Area 1	37.42 km2 (14.45 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	187
• Density	5.00/km2 (12.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23091 /23500
Elevation	608–886 m (1,995–2,907 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gioux (French pronunciation: [ʒju]; Occitan: Juòus) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 10 miles (16 km) south of Aubusson, at the junction of the D35 and the D26 roads. The commune is in the national park of the Millevaches (1000 lakes, not cows).

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	313	—
1975	233	−4.13%
1982	210	−1.47%
1990	214	+0.24%
1999	198	−0.86%
2007	171	−1.82%
2012	179	+0.92%
2017	164	−1.74%
2023	187	+2.21%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The twelfth-century church.
• A menhir known as the Pierre Point.
• A Roman bridge on the way to Feniers.
• Vestiges of a Roman villa at Maisonnières.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department