Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac
Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac is a former commune in the Creuse department in central France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Fursac.[2]
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Location of Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac 
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| Coordinates: 46°08′56″N 1°30′47″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Le Grand-Bourg |
| Commune | Fursac |
| Area 1 | 27.33 km2 (10.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | 744 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 23290 |
| Elevation | 315–431 m (1,033–1,414 ft) (avg. 340 m or 1,120 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The Château de Chabannes was an orphanage in the village of Chabannes (part of today's Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac) in Vichy France where about 400 Jewish refugee children were saved from the Holocaust by the efforts of its director, Félix Chevrier and other teachers.
Geography
The river Semme forms part of the commune's northeastern border, flows west through the commune, then forms part of the commune's northwestern border.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 980 | — |
| 1968 | 1,019 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 872 | −14.4% |
| 1982 | 887 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 805 | −9.2% |
| 1999 | 787 | −2.2% |
| 2008 | 813 | +3.3% |
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See also
References
- Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
- Arrêté préfectoral 29 September 2016 (in French)
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