Maison-Feyne

Maison-Feyne
Commune
The church of Saint-Jean, in Maison-Feyne
Maison-Feyne
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Maison-Feyne
Coordinates: 46°20′27″N 1°40′15″E / 46.3408°N 1.6708°E / 46.3408; 1.6708Coordinates: 46°20′27″N 1°40′15″E / 46.3408°N 1.6708°E / 46.3408; 1.6708
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Dun-le-Palestel
Intercommunality CC Monts et Vallées Ouest Creuse
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Claude Chavegrand
Area1 13.27 km2 (5.12 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 303
  Density 23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23117 /23800
Elevation 208–368 m (682–1,207 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Maison-Feyne is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and some small hamlets, situated some 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Guéret at the junction of the D44, D46 and the D913 roads. The Creuse River forms a small part of the northeast border of the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962301    
1968354+17.6%
1975356+0.6%
1982357+0.3%
1990314−12.0%
1999290−7.6%
2008303+4.5%

Sights

  • The church of the Assumption, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

References


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