Felletin | ||
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The town hall of Felletin
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Coordinates: 45°53′04″N 2°10′25″E / 45.8844°N 2.1736°ECoordinates: 45°53′04″N 2°10′25″E / 45.8844°N 2.1736°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Creuse | |
Arrondissement | Aubusson | |
Canton | Felletin | |
Intercommunality | Aubusson-Felletin | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Renée Nicoux | |
Area1 | 13.74 km2 (5.31 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 1,866 | |
• Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 23079 /23500 | |
Elevation | 459–685 m (1,506–2,247 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Felletin is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming comprising a small town and several villages and hamlets situated by the banks of the Creuse River just 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Aubusson at the junction of the D10, D19, D23 and the D982 roads. The commune is served by a TER railway and is within the national park of the Millevaches (not 1000 cows, but lakes).
Felletin is twinned with: