Albussac | |
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 The church in Albussac | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Albussac | |
  Albussac  Albussac | |
| Coordinates:45°08′20″N1°50′11″E / 45.1389°N 1.8364°E /45.1389; 1.8364 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Arrondissement | Tulle |
| Canton | Argentat-sur-Dordogne |
| Intercommunality | Xaintrie Val'Dordogne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Sébastien Meilhac[1] |
Area 1 | 36.26 km2 (14.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 730 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19004 /19380 |
| Elevation | 240–637 m (787–2,090 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Albussac (French pronunciation:[albysak];Occitan:Albuçac) is acommune in theCorrèzedepartment in theNouvelle-Aquitaine region of centralFrance.
The commune has been awardedone flower by theNational Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in theCompetition of cities and villages in Bloom.[3]
Albussac is located south-west of theMassif Central about 500m above sea level. It has anoceanic 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.
TheRoanne has its source in the commune.
Albussac is located some 100 km south-east ofLimoges and 20 km east ofBrive-la-Gaillarde. It can be accessed by the D921 road which comes fromBeynat in the west and continues east through the commune and the village and continues toSaint-Chamant. There is also the D87 road branching off the D940 just south ofSainte-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:
TheRuisseau de la Font Blanc rises in the south of the commune which flows north gathering several tributaries and joining theRuisseau de Rochette flowing from the west continuing north-east to join theValeine 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 theRuisseau de Mejeu forming part of the northern border flowing east to join theSouvigne.In the west an unnamed stream flows north-west forming the western border of the commune and joins theRuisseau de la Grande.
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| Blazon: Gules, a chevron of Or over a crescent Argent, in chief azure with three mullets of six points in Or. |
The inhabitants of the commune are known asAlbussacois orAlbussacoises in French.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 851 | — |
| 1975 | 790 | −1.06% |
| 1982 | 718 | −1.36% |
| 1990 | 739 | +0.36% |
| 1999 | 668 | −1.12% |
| 2007 | 695 | +0.50% |
| 2012 | 691 | −0.12% |
| 2017 | 731 | +1.13% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
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List of Successive Mayors of Albussac[6]
| From | To | Name | Party |
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| 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 |
is registered as an historical monument.[7] The Church contains two items which are registered as historical objects:
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