Les Mars

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.	±%
1962	366	—
1968	372	+1.6%
1975	344	−7.5%
1982	295	−14.2%
1990	274	−7.1%
1999	219	−20.1%
2008	207	−5.5%

Sights

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

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department