Gioux

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Marina Bonifas^[1]Area37.42 km² (14.45 sq mi)Population171 • Density4.6/km² (12/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation608–886 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.	±%
1962	309	—
1968	313	+1.3%
1975	233	−25.6%
1982	210	−9.9%
1990	214	+1.9%
1999	198	−7.5%
2008	173	−12.6%

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

References