Parsac
Parsac | |
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Location of Parsac | |
Parsac Parsac | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′11″N 2°09′11″E / 46.2031°N 2.1531°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Gouzon |
| Intercommunality | CC Creuse Confluence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2025–2026) | François Riva[1] |
Area 1[2] | 53.92 km2 (20.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[3] | 825 |
| • Density | 15.3/km2 (39.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23149 /23140 |
| Elevation | 353–503 m (1,158–1,650 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Parsac (French pronunciation: [paʁsak]; Auvergnat: Parçac) is a commune in the Creuse department (Nouvelle-Aquitaine region) in central France. It was formed on 1 January 2025, with the merger of Parsac-Rimondeix and Blaudeix.[4] Parsac-Rimondeix was the result of the merger, on 1 January 2016, of the former communes Parsac and Rimondeix.[5] Parsac is situated on the banks of the river Verraux, some 23 km (14 mi) east of Guéret.
Population
Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,031 | — |
| 1975 | 890 | −2.08% |
| 1982 | 820 | −1.16% |
| 1990 | 801 | −0.29% |
| 1999 | 762 | −0.55% |
| 2007 | 794 | +0.52% |
| 2012 | 791 | −0.08% |
| 2017 | 800 | +0.23% |
| 2023 | 825 | +0.51% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
Sights
- The twelfth-century church.
- The remains of two feudal castles.
- An old stone bridge.
- The fifteenth-century tower.
- A twelfth-century chapel at La Madeleine
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Base du comparateur de territoires" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 2 September 2025.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Arrêté du 27 septembre 2024 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Parsac, Légifrance, retrieved 13 January 2025
- ^ Arrêté du 23 septembre 2015 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Parsac-Rimondeix, Légifrance, retrieved 13 January 2025
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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