Folles
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Haute-Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Bellac | |
| Canton | Ambazac | |
| Community association | Élan Limousin Avenir Nature | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 7 ′ N , 1 ° 28 ′ E | |
| height | 277-438 m | |
| surface | 31.18 km 2 | |
| Residents | 486 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 87250 | |
| INSEE code | 87067 | |
 Mairie Folles |
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Folles is a municipality in France . It belongs to the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , the Haute-Vienne department , the Bellac arrondissement and the Ambazac canton . The residents call themselves the Follois. The neighboring municipalities are Fromental in the northwest and north, Fursac with Saint-Étienne-de-Fursac in the northeast and in the east, Laurière in the southeast and in the south, Bersac-sur-Rivalier in the southwest and Bessines-sur-Gartempe .
Infrastructure
The nearest train stations are in Fromental and Bersac-sur-Rivalier , both on the Paris - Toulouse line .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 957 | 864 | 750 | 685 | 593 | 508 | 538 | 497 |
Attractions
- Dolmen du Montheil , Monument historique
- Saint Blaise Church, Monument historique
- Railway viaduct "Viaduc de Rocherolles" above the Gartempe from 1852 on the Paris-Toulouse railway line
Dolmen du Montheil
Lac du Pont à l'Age
Railway viaduct above the Gartempe, which forms the border with Bersac-sur-Rivalier here
Saint Blaise church with the village square
Gartempe near Folles
