Marsac, Creuse

Marsac
A view of Marsac with the Ardour river in the foreground A view of Marsac with the Ardour river in the foreground
Marsac
Location within Limousin region Marsac
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Bénévent-l'Abbaye
Intercommunality	Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marie-Jeanne de Basquiat
Area1	19.67 km2 (7.59 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	707
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23124 / 23210
Elevation	348–470 m (1,142–1,542 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.

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 population
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

File:L'Ardour chez Marsac (Creuse, Fr).JPG

The Ardour at Marsac

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Marsac on the Quid website (French)