Fransèches

Fransèches is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Fransèches
Commune
The church and surrounding buildings in Fransèches
Location of Fransèches
Fransèches
Fransèches
Coordinates: 46°01′10″N 2°03′01″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonAhun
IntercommunalityCC Creuse Sud Ouest
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Daniel Delprato
Area
1
18.29 km2 (7.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
242
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23086 /23480
Elevation372–617 m (1,220–2,024 ft)
(avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An area of lakes, forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Aubusson, at the junction of the D53, D16, D55 and the D60 roads.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962325—    
1968341+4.9%
1975287−15.8%
1982248−13.6%
1990239−3.6%
1999267+11.7%
2008240−10.1%

Sights
Sculptures at Masgot
Wall sculptures
  • The thirteenth-century church.
  • The nineteenth-century sculptures at the village of Masgot.
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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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