Lavaufranche | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Aubusson |
Canton: | Boussac |
Insee: | 23104 |
Postal Code: | 23600 |
Mayor: | Patrice Orsal[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CC Creuse Confluence |
Coordinates: | 46.3214°N 2.2722°W |
Elevation M: | 416 |
Elevation Min M: | 375 |
Elevation Max M: | 485 |
Area Km2: | 16.34 |
Lavaufranche (in French pronounced as /lavofʁɑ̃ʃ/; Occitan (post 1500);: La Vau Francha) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
A farming area comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some 20miles northeast of Guéret at the junction of the D7, D917 and the D67 roads. The Petite Creuse river flows through the commune, which is also served by a TER railway.