Jalesches

Jalesches (French pronunciation: [ʒalɛʃ]) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Jalesches
Commune
Location of Jalesches
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Coordinates: 46°18′07″N 2°05′48″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Boussac
Intercommunality	Portes de la Creuse en Marche
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Isabelle Humbert[1]
Area 1	8.45 km2 (3.26 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	94
• Density	11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23098 /23270
Elevation	348–537 m (1,142–1,762 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets situated some 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D68 and the D14 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	161	—
1975	142	−1.78%
1982	118	−2.61%
1990	100	−2.05%
1999	77	−2.86%
2007	81	+0.64%
2012	87	+1.44%
2017	90	+0.68%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

• The church dating from the fifteenth century.
• The château de La Terrade.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department