Marsac, Creuse

Marsac
Commune
A view of Marsac with the Ardour river in the foreground
Location of Marsac
Marsac Show map of France Marsac Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°05′55″N 1°35′26″E / 46.0986°N 1.5906°E / 46.0986; 1.5906
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Le Grand-Bourg
Intercommunality	CC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Dumas[1]
Area 1	19.67 km2 (7.59 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	643
• Density	33/km2 (85/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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marsac (French pronunciation: [maʁsak]; Occitan: Marçac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine 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

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

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

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