Maisonnisses

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Location of Maisonnisses

(2020–2026) Dominique Berteloot^[1]Area

11.12 km² (4.29 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

175 • Density16/km² (41/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

23118 /23150

Elevation517–685 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.

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

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.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.