Parsac
Parsac | |
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Part of Parsac-Rimondeix | |
Location of Parsac  | |
  Parsac  Parsac | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′11″N 2°09′11″E / 46.2031°N 2.1531°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Gouzon |
| Commune | Parsac-Rimondeix |
Area 1 | 38.99 km2 (15.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | 617 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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]
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
| 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
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral Archived 2016-01-28 at the Wayback Machine 23 September 2015 (in French)
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