Blessac

Blessac
Chateau
Coat of arms
Blessac
Location within Limousin region Blessac
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Aubusson
Intercommunality	Aubusson-Felletin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Robert Cuisset
Area1	17.75 km2 (6.85 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	521
• Density	29/km2 (76/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23024 / 23200
Elevation	406–665 m (1,332–2,182 ft) (avg. 550 m or 1,800 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.

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

Geography

An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and some hamlets situated just 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Aubusson, in the Creuse River valley and at the junction of the D17, D7 and the D941 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	292	—
1968	316	+8.2%
1975	342	+8.2%
1982	411	+20.2%
1990	495	+20.4%
1999	488	−1.4%
2008	521	+6.8%

Sights

• The church, dating from the twelfth century.
• A dolmen known as Pierre-la-Fade.
• A seventeenth century chateau.
• The chapel of Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Blessac on the Quid website (French)