Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac

Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac

The church in Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac
Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac

Coordinates: 46°08′56″N 1°30′47″E / 46.1489°N 1.5131°E / 46.1489; 1.5131Coordinates: 46°08′56″N 1°30′47″E / 46.1489°N 1.5131°E / 46.1489; 1.5131
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Le Grand-Bourg
Intercommunality Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Thierry Dufour
Area1 27.33 km2 (10.55 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 813
 • Density 30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 23231 / 23290
Elevation 315–431 m (1,033–1,414 ft)
(avg. 340 m or 1,120 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.

Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.

The Château de Chabannes was an orphanage in the village of Chabannes (part of today's Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac) in Vichy France where about 400 Jewish refugee children were saved from the Holocaust by the efforts of its director, Félix Chevrier and other teachers.

Geography

The river Semme forms part of the commune's northeastern border, flows west through the commune, then forms part of the commune's northwestern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962980—    
19681,019+4.0%
1975872−14.4%
1982887+1.7%
1990805−9.2%
1999787−2.2%
2008813+3.3%

See also

References

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