Felletin
| Felletin | ||
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The town hall of Felletin | ||
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  Felletin | ||
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Location within Limousin region  Felletin | ||
| Coordinates: 45°53′04″N 2°10′25″E / 45.8844°N 2.1736°ECoordinates: 45°53′04″N 2°10′25″E / 45.8844°N 2.1736°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes | |
| Department | Creuse | |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson | |
| Canton | Felletin | |
| Intercommunality | Aubusson-Felletin | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Renée Nicoux | |
| Area1 | 13.74 km2 (5.31 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,866 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23079 / 23500 | |
| Elevation | 459–685 m (1,506–2,247 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. | ||
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Felletin is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
Geography
An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming comprising a small town and several villages and hamlets situated by the banks of the Creuse River just 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Aubusson at the junction of the D10, D19, D23 and the D982 roads. The commune is served by a TER railway and is within the national park of the Millevaches (not 1000 cows, but lakes).
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 2,161 | — |
| 1968 | 2,278 | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 2,291 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 2,196 | −4.1% |
| 1990 | 1,985 | −9.6% |
| 1999 | 1,892 | −4.7% |
| 2008 | 1,866 | −1.4% |
Sights
- The twelfth-century church.
- Three chapels from the fifteenth century.
- The church of Notre-Dame, from the fifteenth century.
- Two dolmens.
- A thirteenth-century castle and later ramparts
- The present and previous mairies, both dating from the eighteenth century.
- Several ancient houses.
- A medieval bridge over the Creuse.
- A thirteenth-century octagonal monument in the cemetery.
Personalities
- Fernand de Brinon, French wartime Nazi collaborator, b. 26th Aug 1885, executed 15 April 1947, was buried at Felletin.
International relations
Felletin is twinned with:
Schladming, Austria, since 1960.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Felletin. |
- Felletin on the Quid website (French)
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