Marsac, Creuse

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

Marsac
Commune
A view of Marsac with the Ardour river in the foreground
Location of Marsac
Marsac
Marsac
Coordinates: 46°05′55″N 1°35′26″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonLe Grand-Bourg
IntercommunalityCC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Marie-Jeanne de Basquiat
Area
1
19.67 km2 (7.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
676
 • Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23124 /23210
Elevation348–470 m (1,142–1,542 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, streams and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the little river Ardour, some 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Guéret at the junction of the D42, D914 and the D57 roads. The commune is served by a TER railway.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962840—    
1968854+1.7%
1975857+0.4%
1982766−10.6%
1990781+2.0%
1999727−6.9%
2008707−2.8%

Sights
  • The church of St. Pierre, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The ruins of a fifteenth-century castle.
  • Two dolmens.
  • Three old public washhouses.
  • The chapel des Rorgues
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See also
The Ardour at Marsac

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


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