Felletin

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Felletin
Falatin
Felletin coat of arms
Felletin (France)
Felletin
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Felletin (main town)
Community association Creuse Grand Sud
Coordinates 45 ° 53 '  N , 2 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 53 '  N , 2 ° 10'  E
height 459-685 m
surface 13.74 km 2
Residents 1,593 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 116 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 23500
INSEE code 23079
Website http://www.saintefeyre.fr/

Felletin municipal administration

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Felletin ( Occitan Falatin ) is a French municipality with 1593 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It is located in the Creuse department , in the Aubusson arrondissement . Felletin is the main town in the canton of Felletin .

geography

Felletin is about 7.5 kilometers south of Aubusson at the foot of the Plateau de Millevaches . In the west, the Creuse limits the community. The train station of Felletin is situated on the railway line Busseau-sur-Creuse - Ussel that ends in Felletin.

history

The Sainte-Valérie church was built from 1121 to 1125. In 1356 the English invaded the area and town during the Hundred Years War . At the beginning of the 15th century, the Château de Beaumont was destroyed. In addition to the ruins, only the chapel remains. From 1576 to 1580 the Huguenots ruled the place. In 1795 the Saint-Blaise church was destroyed.

coat of arms

Description : Three red bars in gold , the middle one covered with three silver leaves.

economy

The earlier fame of the textile factories , the tapestry factories and picture knitwear , has largely declined. The Piton studio still exists.

Population development

  • 1793: 2,372
  • 1846: 3.563
  • 1962: 2.161
  • 1968: 2,278
  • 1975: 2.291
  • 1982: 2.196
  • 1990: 1.985
  • 1999: 1,892
  • 2006: 1.912
  • 2010: 1,867

from 1962 only residents with primary residence

Sainte-Valérie church
The Château de Sainte-Feyre

Attractions

  • The Sainte-Valérie church (also Église du Moutier ) was classified as a Monument historique in 1910 .
  • The Notre-Dame-du-Château de Felletin church has been a monument historique since 1930
  • The Blue Chapel (15th century) and the White Chapel (1625) are worth seeing, even if only ruins are left of them (the Blue Chapel has been a monument historique since 1935)
  • The 12th century Château d'Arfeuille
  • The death lights
  • The Dolmen de la Croix Blanche from around 2750 BC (Monument historique)
  • The Roby Bridge is a medieval bridge (Monument historique) that bears the name of an industrialist from the 18th century

Personalities

Parish partnership

Felletin maintains a partnership with the Austrian municipality of Schladming in Styria .

Web links

Commons : Felletin  - collection of images, videos and audio files