Bussière-Saint-Georges

Bussière-Saint-Georges
Commune
Bussière-Saint-Georges

Coordinates: 46°24′03″N 2°08′41″E / 46.4008°N 2.1447°E / 46.4008; 2.1447Coordinates: 46°24′03″N 2°08′41″E / 46.4008°N 2.1447°E / 46.4008; 2.1447
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Boussac
Intercommunality CC Pays de Boussac, Carrefour des Quatre Provinces, Évaux-les-Bains/Chambon-sur-Voueize
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Gérard Thomazon
Area1 22.45 km2 (8.67 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 212
 • Density 9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 23038 /23600
Elevation 358–498 m (1,175–1,634 ft)
(avg. 461 m or 1,512 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.

Bussière-Saint-Georges is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of farming, streams and lakes, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D2, D77 and the D98 roads. The commune borders the département of Indre.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962361—    
1968422+16.9%
1975355−15.9%
1982256−27.9%
1990239−6.6%
1999184−23.0%
2008212+15.2%

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