Boussac-Bourg

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Boussac-Bourg
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 Limousin
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Boussac
Intercommunality Pays de Boussac
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Maurice Santinon
Area
 • Land1 38.69 km2 (14.94 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 789
 • Population2 Density 20/km2 (53/sq mi)
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 Limousin 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
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 844—    
1968 887+5.1%
1975 882−0.6%
1982 892+1.1%
1990 899+0.8%
1999 788−12.3%
2008 789+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

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