Sous-Parsat
| Sous-Parsat | |
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The decorated ceiling in the church | |
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Location within Limousin region  Sous-Parsat | |
| Coordinates: 46°03′23″N 1°58′51″E / 46.0564°N 1.9808°ECoordinates: 46°03′23″N 1°58′51″E / 46.0564°N 1.9808°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Limousin |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs |
| Intercommunality | Pays Creuse-Thaurion-Gartempe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Conchon |
| Area1 | 9.14 km2 (3.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 150 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23175 / 23150 |
| Elevation |
486–647 m (1,594–2,123 ft) (avg. 595 m or 1,952 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Sous-Parsat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
Geography
An area of lakes and streams, farming and forestry comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Aubusson, at the junction of the D17, D45 and the D60 roads.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 179 | — |
| 1968 | 203 | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 191 | −5.9% |
| 1982 | 181 | −5.2% |
| 1990 | 155 | −14.4% |
| 1999 | 138 | −11.0% |
| 2008 | 150 | +8.7% |
Sights
- The ruins of a seventeenth-century church at Mareille-au-Prieur.
- 2 Roman columns.
- A washhouse and horse-trough at Le Pont.
- The church, with parts dating from the twelfth century and paintings by Gabriel Chabrat realised between in the 1980s.
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Apocalypse -
Crucifixion -
Flight to Egypt
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sous-Parsat. |
- The church paintings, by Chabrat (French)
- Sous-Parsat on the Quid website (French)
