Felletin
Felletin (Occitan: Falatin) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
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 The town hall of Felletin | |
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Location of Felletin 
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| Coordinates: 45°53′04″N 2°10′25″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | Felletin |
| Intercommunality | CC Creuse Grand Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Renée Nicoux |
| Area 1 | 13.74 km2 (5.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,593 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23079 /23500 |
| Elevation | 459–685 m (1,506–2,247 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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.
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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