Marsac, Creuse

Marsac
Marsac
Administration
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Bénévent-l'Abbaye
Intercommunality	Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Mayor	Marie-Jeanne de Basquiat (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	348–470 m (1,142–1,540 ft)
Land area1	19.67 km2 (7.59 sq mi)
Population2	707  (2008)
- Density	36 /km2 (93 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23124/ 23210
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.

Coordinates: 46°05′55″N 1°35′26″E / 46.0986111111°N 1.59055555556°E / 46.0986111111; 1.59055555556

Marsac is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

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

Historical populations
Year	Pop.	±%
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

• 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

The Ardour at Marsac

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Marsac on the Quid website (French)