Frayssinhes
Frayssinhes | |
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Location of Frayssinhes | |
| Coordinates: 44°52′45″N 1°56′23″E / 44.8792°N 1.9397°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Figeac |
| Canton | Saint-Céré |
| Intercommunality | Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claudine Vivarez |
Area 1 | 12.15 km2 (4.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 165 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46115 /46400 |
| Elevation | 170–542 m (558–1,778 ft) (avg. 340 m or 1,120 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Frayssinhes (French pronunciation: [fʁɛsiɲ]; Occitan: Fraissinhas) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.
Exposed to a mountain climate, it is drained by the Bave, the ruisseau des Calmettes and various other small streams. Part of the Dordogne basin, the commune boasts a remarkable natural heritage, with three natural zones of ecological, faunistic and floristic interest.
Frayssinhes is a rural commune with a population of 165 in 2022, having reached a peak of 708 in 1851. It is part of the Biars-sur-Cère - Saint-Céré catchment area. Its inhabitants are called Frayssinhésiens or Frayssinhésiennes.
The population as of 2019 was 163.