Gentioux-Pigerolles

Coordinates: 45°47′07″N 1°59′42″E / 45.7853°N 1.995°E

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Gentioux-Pigerolles
Commune
The church seen from behind the Royal Notary hotel
Coat of arms
Location of Gentioux-Pigerolles
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Coordinates: 45°47′07″N 1°59′42″E / 45.7853°N 1.995°E / 45.7853; 1.995
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Felletin
Intercommunality	CC Creuse Grand Sud
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Benjamin Simons^[1]
Area ¹	79.29 km² (30.61 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	373
• Density	4.7/km² (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23090 /23340
Elevation	653–929 m (2,142–3,048 ft) (avg. 800 m or 2,600 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gentioux-Pigerolles (French pronunciation: [ʒãsju piʒʁɔl]; Occitan: Genciòus) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of lakes, forestry, quarries and farming, comprising three villages and several hamlets situated in the upper valleys of both the Maulde and Thaurion rivers, some 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Aubusson, at the junction of the D8, D992, D35 and the D16 roads. The commune is in the national park of the Millevaches (1000 lakes, not cows).

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	634	—
1968	535	−15.6%
1975	419	−21.7%
1982	371	−11.5%
1990	367	−1.1%
1999	389	+6.0%
2008	380	−2.3%

Sights

The three 12th-century churches at Gentioux, Pallier and Pigerolles.
A dolmen.
A Roman bridge over the Thaurion at Senoueix.

War memorial: after World War I, some towns in France set up pacifist war memorials. Instead of commemorating the glorious dead, these memorials denounce war with figures of grieving widows and children rather than soldiers. Such memorials provoked anger among veterans and the military in general. The most famous one is located in Gentioux. Below the column which lists the name of the fallen, stands an orphan in bronze pointing to an inscription ‘Maudite soit la guerre’ (war be damned). Feelings ran so high that the memorial was not officially inaugurated until 1990 and soldiers at the nearby army camp were under orders to turn their heads when they walked past.
An 18th-century house at Pallier, once owned by the notary royal.
The chapel of Villemoneix, dating from the 18th century.