Féniers

Féniers
The church in Féniers
Féniers
Location within Limousin region  Féniers
Coordinates: 45°45′05″N 2°07′39″E / 45.7514°N 2.1275°ECoordinates: 45°45′05″N 2°07′39″E / 45.7514°N 2.1275°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Gentioux-Pigerolles
Intercommunality	Sources de la Creuse
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean Claude Alarmaguy
Area^1	14.33 km^2 (5.53 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	86
• Density	6.0/km^2 (16/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23080 / 23100
Elevation	772–922 m (2,533–3,025 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Féniers is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

An area of lakes, forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the upper valley of the Creuse River, some 15 miles (24 km) south of Aubusson, at the junction of the D31, D26 and the D8 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	110	—
1968	136	+23.6%
1975	128	−5.9%
1982	110	−14.1%
1990	105	−4.5%
1999	93	−11.4%
2008	86	−7.5%

Sights

• The twelfth-century church.
• A menhir.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Féniers on the Quid website (French)