Felletin, Creuse Département, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
🇫🇷 Felletin 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 km 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 served by a TER railway and is within the national park of the Millevaches (not 1000 cows, but lakes).
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.
Europe/Paris/Creuse
Felletin has a population of over 1,547 people. Felletin also forms part of the wider Aubusson Arrondissement which has a population of over 44,680 people. It is also a part of the larger Creuse Department. Felletin is situated near Guéret.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Felletin has links with:
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Locations Near: Felletin 2.1736,45.8844
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🇫🇷 Guéret 1.869,46.171 d: 39.6
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🇫🇷 Clermont-Ferrand 3.077,45.777 d: 71
🇫🇷 Limoges 1.26,45.827 d: 71.1
🇫🇷 Brive-la-Gaillarde 1.536,45.157 d: 94.9
Antipodal to: Felletin -177.826,-45.884
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