Jalesches

Jalesches
Jalesches
Location within Limousin region  Jalesches
Coordinates: 46°18′07″N 2°05′48″E / 46.3019°N 2.0967°ECoordinates: 46°18′07″N 2°05′48″E / 46.3019°N 2.0967°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Châtelus-Malvaleix
Intercommunality	Petite Creuse
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Claude Braibant
Area^1	8.45 km^2 (3.26 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	80
• Density	9.5/km^2 (25/sq mi)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

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.	±%
1962	149	—
1968	161	+8.1%
1975	142	−11.8%
1982	118	−16.9%
1990	100	−15.3%
1999	77	−23.0%
2008	80	+3.9%

Sights

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

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Jalesches on the Quid website (French)