Fransèches
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Fransèches (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃sɛʃ]; Occitan: Franceschas) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Fransèches | |
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The church and surrounding buildings in Fransèches | |
 Location of Fransèches | |
  Fransèches Location within France  Fransèches Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 46°01′10″N 2°03′01″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Ahun |
| Intercommunality | CC Creuse Sud Ouest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Delprato[1] |
Area 1 | 18.29 km2 (7.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 240 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23086 /23480 |
| Elevation | 372–617 m (1,220–2,024 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 341 | — |
| 1975 | 287 | −2.43% |
| 1982 | 248 | −2.06% |
| 1990 | 239 | −0.46% |
| 1999 | 267 | +1.24% |
| 2007 | 241 | −1.27% |
| 2012 | 250 | +0.74% |
| 2017 | 242 | −0.65% |
| 2023 | 240 | −0.14% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
- The thirteenth-century church.
- The nineteenth-century sculptures at the village of Masgot.
