Maisonnisses

Maisonnisses (French pronunciation: [mɛzɔnis]; Occitan: Maisoniças) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Maisonnisses
Commune
Monument to Resistance fighters
Location of Maisonnisses
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Coordinates: 46°03′49″N 1°53′59″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Ahun
Intercommunality	CC Creuse Sud Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Berteloot[1]
Area 1	11.12 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	175
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23118 /23150
Elevation	517–685 m (1,696–2,247 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming and forestry area comprising the village and some small hamlets, situated some 8 miles (13 km) south of Guéret at the junction of the D50, D60 and the D34 roads. The small river Gartempe flows through the middle of the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	252	—
1968	284	+12.7%
1975	265	−6.7%
1982	189	−28.7%
1990	206	+9.0%
1999	213	+3.4%
2008	207	−2.8%

Sights

• The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, dating from the fourteenth century.
• A war memorial.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department