Frayssinhes

Frayssinhes
Commune
Location of Frayssinhes
Frayssinhes is located in France
Frayssinhes
Frayssinhes
Location within France
Frayssinhes is located in Occitanie
Frayssinhes
Frayssinhes
Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 44°52′45″N 1°56′23″E / 44.8792°N 1.9397°E / 44.8792; 1.9397
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentLot
ArrondissementFigeac
CantonSaint-Céré
IntercommunalityCausses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claudine Vivarez
Area
1
12.15 km2 (4.69 sq mi)
Elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)
Highest elevation
542 m (1,778 ft)
Lowest elevation
170 m (560 ft)
Population
 (2023)
169
 • Density13.9/km2 (36.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
46115 /46400
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Frayssinhes (French pronunciation: [fʁɛsiɲ]; Occitan: Fraissinhas) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

Exposed to a mountain climate, it is drained by the Bave, the ruisseau des Calmettes and various other small streams. Part of the Dordogne basin, the commune has significant natural heritage, with three natural zones of ecological, faunistic and floristic interest.

Frayssinhes is a rural commune with a population of 165 in 2022, having reached a peak of 708 in 1851. It is part of the Biars-sur-Cère - Saint-Céré catchment area. Its inhabitants are called Frayssinhésiens or Frayssinhésiennes.

The population as of 2019 was 163.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE