Boussac-Bourg

Boussac-Bourg
Commune
The church in Boussac-Bourg
Boussac-Bourg
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Boussac-Bourg
Coordinates: 46°21′43″N 2°14′07″E / 46.3619°N 2.2353°E / 46.3619; 2.2353Coordinates: 46°21′43″N 2°14′07″E / 46.3619°N 2.2353°E / 46.3619; 2.2353
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Boussac
Intercommunality CC Creuse Confluence
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Maurice Santinon
Area1 38.69 km2 (14.94 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 789
 • Density 20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23032 /23600
Elevation 310–499 m (1,017–1,637 ft)
(avg. 425 m or 1,394 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.

Boussac-Bourg is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the small river Béroux, some 23 miles (37 km) northwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D916 and the D997. The Petite Creuse river forms much of the southern border of the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962844—    
1968887+5.1%
1975882−0.6%
1982892+1.1%
1990899+0.8%
1999788−12.3%
2008789+0.1%

Sights

  • The two churches, built alongside each other: Notre-Dame and St. Martin, both dating from the eleventh century.
  • A rural museum, housed in an old factory.

See also

References


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