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,[3] 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).
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1962 | 2,161 | — |
1968 | 2,278 | +5.4% |
1975 | 2,291 | +0.6% |
1982 | 2,196 | −4.1% |
1990 | 1,985 | −9.6% |
1999 | 1,892 | −4.7% |
2008 | 1,866 | −1.4% |
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.
International relations
Felletin is twinned with:
Schladming, Austria, since 1960.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Osborne, Harold (ed), The Oxford Companion to the Decorative Arts, p. 761, 1975, OUP, ISBN 0198661134
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