Felletin
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The town hall of Felletin | |
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| Coordinates: 45°53′04″N 2°10′25″E / 45.8844°N 2.1736°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | Felletin |
| Intercommunality | CC Creuse Grand Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Olivier Cagnon[1] |
Area 1 | 13.74 km2 (5.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,552 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23079 /23500 |
| Elevation | 459–685 m (1,506–2,247 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Felletin (French pronunciation: [fɛltɛ̃]; Occitan: Falatin) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Historically, the term Aubusson tapestry often covers the similar products made in the nearby town of Felletin, 8 kilometres away, whose products are often treated as "Aubusson". The industry had probably developed since soon after 1300 in looms in family workshops,[3] perhaps already run by the Flemings that are noted in documents from the 16th century.
Geography
An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming comprising a small town and several villages and hamlets situated by the banks of the Creuse just 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Aubusson at the junction of the D10, D19, D23 and the D982 roads. The commune is served by a TER railway and is within the national park of the Millevaches (not 1000 cows, but lakes).
Population
The town had 3,814 inhabitants in 1841.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 2,161 | — |
| 1968 | 2,278 | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 2,291 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 2,196 | −4.1% |
| 1990 | 1,985 | −9.6% |
| 1999 | 1,892 | −4.7% |
| 2008 | 1,866 | −1.4% |
Sights
- The twelfth-century church.
- Three chapels from the fifteenth century.
- The church of Notre-Dame, from the fifteenth century.
- Two dolmens.
- A thirteenth-century castle and later ramparts
- The present and previous mairies, both dating from the eighteenth century.
- Several ancient houses.
- A medieval bridge over the Creuse.
- A thirteenth-century octagonal monument in the cemetery.
Personalities
- Fernand de Brinon, French wartime Nazi collaborator, b. 26th Aug 1885, executed 15 April 1947, was buried at Felletin.
International relations
Felletin is twinned with:
- Schladming, Austria, since 1960.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Osborne, Harold (ed), The Oxford Companion to the Decorative Arts, p. 761, 1975, OUP, ISBN 0198661134
- ^ The National Cyclopaedia of Useful Knowledge (First ed.). London: Charles Knight. 1848. p. Vol V, p.93.