Albussac
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Albussac (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.
The commune has been awarded one flower by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.[2]
Geography
Albussac is located south-west of the Massif Central about 500m above sea level. It has an oceanic climate with temperatures ranging from 25 °C to 30 °C in summer and 9 °C in winter with periods of frequent cold waves in January and February (often -10 to -12 °C at sunrise and no more than 3 °C to 0 °C at 3pm). Albussac has regular snowfalls in winter with 20 cm of snow common.
The Roanne has its source in the commune.
Albussac is located some 100 km south-east of Limoges and 20 km east of Brive-la-Gaillarde. It can be accessed by the D921 road which comes from Beynat in the west and continues east through the commune and the village and continues to Saint-Chamant. There is also the D87 road branching off the D940 just south of Sainte-Fortunade and coming through the northern border of the commune and south-east to the village. There is a network of country roads in the commune and numerous hamlets and villages. These are:
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- Aubiat
- Bedaine
- Chanterel
- Chastrusse
- Jassat
- La Commanderie
- La Salesse
- Lachaud
- Lafage
- Laumond
- Laverne
- Le Bros-Bas
- Le Bros-Haut
- Le Mas
- Les Quatre-Routes
- Madelbos
- Malmaury
- Prezat
- Roche-de-Vic
- Roussanne
- Teillol
The Ruisseau de la Font Blanc rises in the south of the commune which flows north gathering several tributaries and joining the Ruisseau de Rochette flowing from the west continuing north-east to join the Valeine at the edge of the commune. The Valeine also flows from the west north of the village gathering numerous tributaries in the commune and continuing to the east. There is also the Ruisseau de Mejeu forming part of the northern border flowing east to join the Souvigne. In the west an unnamed stream flows north-west forming the western border of the commune and joins the Ruisseau de la Grande.
Neighbouring communes and villages
Heraldry
Administration
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| From | To | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1803 | 1806 | Jean Chastrusse | |
| Aymard Dancie | |||
| Gabriel-Noël Bourdet | |||
| Jean-Baptiste Bourdet | |||
| 1844 | 1862 | Jean-Baptiste Chastrusse | |
| 1873 | 1879 | Jean-Baptiste Désiré Naudoux | |
| 1879 | 1890 | François Nugon | |
| 1911 | Jules Nugon | ||
| 2001 | 2016 | Raymond Raoul | LR |
| 2017 | 2026 | Sébastien Meilhac |
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Albussacois or Albussacoises in French.[4]
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Sites and Monuments
- The Church of Saint Martin (12th century)Template:Mérimée Icon is registered as an historical monument.[5] The Church contains two items which are registered as historical objects:
- A Cross: Christ on the Cross (Middle Ages)Template:Palissy Icon[6]
- A Bronze Bell (1625)Template:Palissy Icon[7]
- The Murel Waterfall
- A Lime tree called "Sully" is more than 400 years old and one of the last in the Limousin region.
- Roche de Vic is a former Gallic oppidum that dominated the region.
Notable People linked to the commune
- Yvon Bourdet, writer. He evoked Albussac in his book: In Praise of Patois or the Itinerary of an Occitan
- Emmanuel Berl, journalist and essayist, lived in the town during the Second World War at a place called La Malmaurie with his wife, the singer Mireille
See also
- Communes of the Corrèze department
- Cantons of the Corrèze department
- Arrondissements of the Corrèze department
Bibliography
- Doctor Albert Massonie: Old Times in Albussac, Tulle, 1990 Template:In lang
References
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- ↑ Albussac in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom Script error: No such module "webarchive". Template:In lang
- ↑ List of Mayors of France Template:In lang
- ↑ Le nom des habitants du 19 - Corrèze, habitants.fr
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Template:Mérimée Template:In lang
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In langTemplate:Camera
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang
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External links
- Albussac on the old National Geographic Institute website Template:In lang
- Albußac on the 1750 Cassini Map
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