Fresselines
| Fresselines | |
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The church in Fresselines | |
  Fresselines | |
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Fresselines | |
| Coordinates: 46°23′01″N 1°40′58″E / 46.3836°N 1.6828°ECoordinates: 46°23′01″N 1°40′58″E / 46.3836°N 1.6828°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Dun-le-Palestel |
| Intercommunality | Pays Dunois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Claude Dugenest |
| Area1 | 30.78 km2 (11.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 629 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23087 / 23450 |
| Elevation |
200–366 m (656–1,201 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Fresselines is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
A tourism and farming village situated some 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D76 and the D44 roads, where the river Petite Creuse joins the Creuse.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 1,057 | — |
| 1968 | 1,123 | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 983 | −12.5% |
| 1982 | 846 | −13.9% |
| 1990 | 735 | −13.1% |
| 1999 | 671 | −8.7% |
| 2008 | 629 | −6.3% |
Sights
- The church of St.Julien, dating from the twelfth century.
- The two 15th-century châteaux of Puyguillon and Vervix
- Two 15th-century chapels.
Personalities
- Maurice Rollinat (1846–1903), poet, lived here.
- Gustave Geffroy, (1855–1926), writer, lived here.
- Claude Monet, painter, spent much time here.
La Petite Creuse by Monet
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fresselines. |
- Fresselines on the Quid website (French)
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