Fresselines

Fresselines
Fresselines
Commune
	The church in Fresselines
	Location of Fresselines
	Fresselines Location within France Fresselines Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
	Coordinates: 46°23′01″N 1°40′58″E / 46.3836°N 1.6828°E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Dun-le-Palestel
Intercommunality	CC Pays Dunois
Government
• Mayor (2024–2026)	Jean-Claude Dugenest
Area 1	30.78 km2 (11.88 sq mi)
Elevation	200 m (660 ft)
Highest elevation	366 m (1,201 ft)
Lowest elevation	200 m (660 ft)
Population (2023)	509
• Density	16.5/km2 (42.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23087 /23450
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fresselines (French pronunciation: [fʁɛslin]; Occitan: Fraisselinas) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A tourism and farming village situated some 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D76 and the D44 roads, where the river Petite Creuse joins the Creuse.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,123	—
1975	983	−1.88%
1982	846	−2.12%
1990	735	−1.74%
1999	671	−1.01%
2007	631	−0.77%
2012	559	−2.39%
2017	498	−2.28%
2023	509	+0.36%
Source: INSEE

Sights

The church of St.Julien, dating from the twelfth century.
The two 15th-century châteaux of Puyguillon and Vervix
Two 15th-century chapels.

Personalities

Maurice Rollinat (1846–1903), poet, lived here.
Gustave Geffroy, (1855–1926), writer, lived here.
Claude Monet, painter, spent much time here.

References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE