Fresselines

Fresselines (; ) is a commune in the Creuse department 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

• Communes of the Creuse department

References