Felletin

Felletin
Felletin
Commune
	The town hall of Felletin
	Coat of arms
	Location of Felletin
	Felletin Location within France Felletin Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
	Coordinates: 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	CC Creuse Grand Sud
Government
• Mayor (2024–2026)	Olivier Cagnon
Area 1	13.74 km2 (5.31 sq mi)
Highest elevation	685 m (2,247 ft)
Lowest elevation	459 m (1,506 ft)
Population (2023)	1,577
• Density	114.8/km2 (297.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23079 /23500
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Felletin (French pronunciation: [fɛltɛ̃]; Occitan: Falatin) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Historically, the term Aubusson tapestry often covers the similar products made in the nearby town of Felletin, 8 kilometres away, whose products are often treated as "Aubusson". The industry had probably developed since soon after 1300 in looms in family workshops, perhaps already run by the Flemings that are noted in documents from the 16th century.

Geography

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 just 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Aubusson at the junction of the D10, D19, D23 and the D982 roads. The commune is within the national park of the Millevaches (not 1000 cows, but lakes). The very last passenger train to ever arrive at Felletin railway station was the TER service from Limoges Bénédictins, which pulled in shortly before 7:15 PM on Sunday, August 31, 2025, permanently ending the station's 143-year operational history. A regular rail service to Felletin (and also Aubusson) is no longer active. [1]

Population

The town had 3,814 inhabitants in 1841.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,278	—
1975	2,291	+0.08%
1982	2,196	−0.60%
1990	1,985	−1.25%
1999	1,892	−0.53%
2007	1,889	−0.02%
2012	1,760	−1.40%
2017	1,593	−1.97%
2023	1,577	−0.17%
Source: INSEE

Sights

The twelfth-century church.
Three chapels from the fifteenth century.
The church of Notre-Dame, from the fifteenth century.
Two dolmens.
A thirteenth-century castle and later ramparts
The present and previous mairies, both dating from the eighteenth century.
Several ancient houses.
A medieval bridge over the Creuse.
A thirteenth-century octagonal monument in the cemetery.

Personalities

Fernand de Brinon, French wartime Nazi collaborator, b. 26th Aug 1885, executed 15 April 1947, was buried at Felletin.
Peter Watkins, British film director, lived in Felletin for the last 25 years of his life.

International relations

Felletin is twinned with:

Schladming, Austria, since 1960.

References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
↑ Osborne, Harold (ed), The Oxford Companion to the Decorative Arts, p. 761, 1975, OUP, ISBN 0198661134
↑ The National Cyclopaedia of Useful Knowledge (First ed.). London: Charles Knight. 1848. p. Vol V, p.93.
↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE