Parsac

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.[2]

Parsac
Part of Parsac-Rimondeix
Location of Parsac
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Coordinates: 46°12′11″N 2°09′11″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Gouzon
Commune	Parsac-Rimondeix
Area ^1	38.99 km^2 (15.05 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]	617
• Density	16/km^2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	23140
Elevation	367–503 m (1,204–1,650 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral Archived 2016-01-28 at the Wayback Machine 23 September 2015 (in French)