Maisonnisses

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

Maisonnisses
Monument to Resistance fighters
Location of Maisonnisses
Maisonnisses
Maisonnisses
Coordinates: 46°03′49″N 1°53′59″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonAhun
IntercommunalityCC Creuse Sud Ouest
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Serge Meaume
Area
1
11.12 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
190
  Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23118 /23150
Elevation517–685 m (1,696–2,247 ft)
(avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming and forestry area comprising the village and some small hamlets, situated some 8 miles (13 km) south of Guéret at the junction of the D50, D60 and the D34 roads. The small river Gartempe flows through the middle of the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962252    
1968284+12.7%
1975265−6.7%
1982189−28.7%
1990206+9.0%
1999213+3.4%
2008207−2.8%

Sights

  • The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, dating from the fourteenth century.
  • A war memorial.

See also

References

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


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