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Les Mars
Commune
Town hall
Location of Les Mars
Les Mars Location within France Les Mars Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°58′56″N 2°28′46″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Auzances
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Michel Mazet
Area 1	12.90 km2 (4.98 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	180
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23123 /23700
Elevation	513–657 m (1,683–2,156 ft) (avg. 593 m or 1,946 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Mars (Occitan: Marte) 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 some 16 miles (26 km) east of Aubusson, at the junction of the D27 and the D996 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	372	—
1975	344	−1.11%
1982	295	−2.17%
1990	274	−0.92%
1999	219	−2.46%
2007	209	−0.58%
2012	196	−1.28%
2017	195	−0.10%
2023	180	−1.33%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The thirteenth-century church.
• A restored feudal castle.
• The Château de Cherdon, at Chez-Redon.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department