Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac
| Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac | |
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The church in Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac | |
  Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac | |
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac | |
| Coordinates: 46°08′56″N 1°30′47″E / 46.1489°N 1.5131°ECoordinates: 46°08′56″N 1°30′47″E / 46.1489°N 1.5131°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Le Grand-Bourg |
| Intercommunality | Bénévent-Grand-Bourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Thierry Dufour |
| Area1 | 27.33 km2 (10.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 813 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23231 / 23290 |
| Elevation |
315–431 m (1,033–1,414 ft) (avg. 340 m or 1,120 ft) |
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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. | |
Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.
The Château de Chabannes was an orphanage in the village of Chabannes (part of today's Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac) in Vichy France where about 400 Jewish refugee children were saved from the Holocaust by the efforts of its director, Félix Chevrier and other teachers.
Geography
The river Semme forms part of the commune's northeastern border, flows west through the commune, then forms part of the commune's northwestern border.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 980 | — |
| 1968 | 1,019 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 872 | −14.4% |
| 1982 | 887 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 805 | −9.2% |
| 1999 | 787 | −2.2% |
| 2008 | 813 | +3.3% |
See also
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