Fransèches

Fransèches
The church and surrounding buildings in Fransèches
Fransèches
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Fransèches
Coordinates: 46°01′10″N 2°03′01″E / 46.0194°N 2.0503°ECoordinates: 46°01′10″N 2°03′01″E / 46.0194°N 2.0503°E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs
Intercommunality	Pays Creuse-Thaurion-Gartempe
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Daniel Delprato
Area^1	18.29 km^2 (7.06 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	240
• Density	13/km^2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

An area of lakes, forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Aubusson, at the junction of the D53, D16, D55 and the D60 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	325	—
1968	341	+4.9%
1975	287	−15.8%
1982	248	−13.6%
1990	239	−3.6%
1999	267	+11.7%
2008	240	−10.1%

Sights

Sculptures at Masgot

Wall sculptures

• The thirteenth-century church.
• The nineteenth-century sculptures at the village of Masgot.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Fransèches on the Quid website (French)