Lussat, Creuse

Lussat
Commune
Nature reserve pond of Landes
Lussat
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Lussat
Coordinates: 46°11′01″N 2°20′33″E / 46.1836°N 2.3425°E / 46.1836; 2.3425Coordinates: 46°11′01″N 2°20′33″E / 46.1836°N 2.3425°E / 46.1836; 2.3425
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Évaux-les-Bains
Intercommunality CC Creuse Confluence
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Rémy Bodeau
Area1 46.86 km2 (18.09 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 449
 • Density 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23114 /23170
Elevation 351–453 m (1,152–1,486 ft)
(avg. 443 m or 1,453 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.

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

Geography

A large area of farming, lakes and streams, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D55 and the D915 roads and also on the D993.

The river Voueize, a tributary of the Tardes, flows eastward through the northern part of the commune. The Tardes forms most of the commune's eastern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962523—    
1968631+20.7%
1975525−16.8%
1982520−1.0%
1990486−6.5%
1999528+8.6%
2008449−15.0%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The remains of a feudal castle, now a house.
  • The Landes lake nature reserve.

See also

References


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