Marsac, Creuse
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Le Grand-Bourg |
| Intercommunality | CC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Dumas[1] |
Area 1 | 19.67 km2 (7.59 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23124 /23210 |
| Elevation | 348–470 m (1,142–1,542 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Marsac (French pronunciation: [maʁsak]; Occitan: Marçac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
[edit | edit source]An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the little river Ardour, some 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Guéret at the junction of the D42, D914 and the D57 roads. The commune is served by a TER railway.
Population
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 840 | — |
| 1968 | 854 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 857 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 766 | −10.6% |
| 1990 | 781 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 727 | −6.9% |
| 2008 | 707 | −2.8% |
Sights
[edit | edit source]- The church of St. Pierre, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The ruins of a fifteenth-century castle.
- Two dolmens.
- Three old public washhouses.
- The chapel des Rorgues
See also
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References
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