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Fresselines (; oc, Fraisselinas) is a commune in the Creuse
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in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.


Geography

A tourism and farming village situated some northwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D76 and the D44 roads, where the river Petite Creuse joins the Creuse.


Population


Sights

* The church of St.Julien, dating from the twelfth century. * The two 15th-century châteaux of Puyguillon and Vervix * Two 15th-century chapels.


Personalities

* Maurice Rollinat (1846–1903), poet, lived here. * Gustave Geffroy, (1855–1926), writer, lived here. * Claude Monet, painter, spent much time here.


See also

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Communes of the Creuse department The following is a list of the 256 communes of the Creuse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Creuse {{Creuse-geo-stub