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Mautes
Commune
Location of Mautes
Mautes Location within France Mautes Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°56′41″N 2°23′07″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Aubusson
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yolande Plas
Area 1	22.67 km2 (8.75 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	194
• Density	8.56/km2 (22.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23127 /23190
Elevation	568–727 m (1,864–2,385 ft) (avg. 651 m or 2,136 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mautes (French pronunciation: [mot]; Occitan: Mautas) 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 by the banks of the Roudeau river, some 12 miles (19 km) east of Aubusson, at the junction of the D39, D995 and the D25 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	370	—
1975	313	−2.36%
1982	298	−0.70%
1990	262	−1.60%
1999	220	−1.92%
2007	213	−0.40%
2012	227	+1.28%
2017	210	−1.54%
2023	194	−1.31%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The feudal castles at Barmont and Puy-de-Barmont.
• Traces of Roman villas.
• A menhir.
• Canto le chien fantastique.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department