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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Fresselines
Commune
The church in FresselinesThe church in Fresselines
Location of Fresselines
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Coordinates: 46°23′01″N 1°40′58″E / 46.3836°N 1.6828°E / 46.3836; 1.6828
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonDun-le-Palestel
IntercommunalityCC Pays Dunois
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2026) Jean-Claude Dugenest
Area30.78 km (11.88 sq mi)
Population501
 • Density16/km (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code23087 /23450
Elevation200–366 m (656–1,201 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fresselines (French pronunciation: [fʁɛslin]; Occitan: Fraisselinas) 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
YearPop.±%
19621,057—    
19681,123+6.2%
1975983−12.5%
1982846−13.9%
1990735−13.1%
1999671−8.7%
2008629−6.3%

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

La Petite Creuse by Monet

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
Communes of the Creuse department


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