Marsac, Creuse

Marsac is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Marsac
Commune
A view of Marsac with the Ardour river in the foreground
Location of Marsac
Marsac Marsac
Coordinates: 46°05′55″N 1°35′26″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Le Grand-Bourg
Intercommunality	CC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marie-Jeanne de Basquiat
Area ^1	19.67 km^2 (7.59 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	676
• Density	34/km^2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

The Ardour at Marsac

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.