Parsac
| Parsac | |
|---|---|
  Parsac | |
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Parsac | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′11″N 2°09′11″E / 46.2031°N 2.1531°ECoordinates: 46°12′11″N 2°09′11″E / 46.2031°N 2.1531°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Jarnages |
| Intercommunality | Carrefour des Quatre Provinces |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Françoise Riva |
| Area1 | 38.99 km2 (15.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 583 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23149 / 23140 |
| Elevation |
367–503 m (1,204–1,650 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 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. | |
Parsac is a former commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Parsac-Rimondeix.[1]
Geography
An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated on the banks of the river Verraux, some 14 miles (23 km) east of Guéret, at the junction of the D9 and the D13 roads with the N145.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 689 | — |
| 1968 | 768 | +11.5% |
| 1975 | 681 | −11.3% |
| 1982 | 644 | −5.4% |
| 1990 | 619 | −3.9% |
| 1999 | 592 | −4.4% |
| 2008 | 583 | −1.5% |
Sights
- The twelfth-century church.
- The remains of two feudal castles.
- An old stone bridge.
- The fifteenth-century tower.
- A twelfth-century chapel at La Madeleine
See also
References
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 23 September 2015 (French)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parsac. |
- Parsac on the Quid website (French)
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