Blessac

Blessac

Chateau

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Blessac

Coordinates: 45°57′34″N 2°07′39″E / 45.9594°N 2.1275°E / 45.9594; 2.1275Coordinates: 45°57′34″N 2°07′39″E / 45.9594°N 2.1275°E / 45.9594; 2.1275
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Aubusson
Intercommunality Aubusson-Felletin
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Robert Cuisset
Area1 17.75 km2 (6.85 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 521
  Density 29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 23024 / 23200
Elevation 406–665 m (1,332–2,182 ft)
(avg. 550 m or 1,800 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.

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

Geography

An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and some hamlets situated just 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Aubusson, in the Creuse River valley and at the junction of the D17, D7 and the D941 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962292    
1968316+8.2%
1975342+8.2%
1982411+20.2%
1990495+20.4%
1999488−1.4%
2008521+6.8%

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