Albussac (French pronunciation: [albysak]; Occitan: Albuçac) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.

Albussac
The church in Albussac
The church in Albussac
Coat of arms of Albussac
Location of Albussac
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Albussac is located in France
Albussac
Albussac
Albussac is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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Albussac
Coordinates: 45°08′20″N 1°50′11″E / 45.1389°N 1.8364°E / 45.1389; 1.8364
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCorrèze
ArrondissementTulle
CantonArgentat-sur-Dordogne
IntercommunalityXaintrie Val'Dordogne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sébastien Meilhac[1]
Area
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36.26 km2 (14.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
735
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
19004 /19380
Elevation240–637 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.

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.[3]

Geography

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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:

  • 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

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Heraldry

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Arms of Albussac
Blazon:

Gules, a chevron of Or over a crescent Argent, in chief azure with three mullets of six points in Or.



Administration

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List of Successive Mayors of Albussac[4]

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

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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Albussacois or Albussacoises in French.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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[6]

Sites and Monuments

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  • The Church of Saint Martin (12th century)  is registered as an historical monument.[7] The Church contains two items which are registered as historical objects:
    • A Cross: Christ on the Cross (Middle Ages) [8]
    • A Bronze Bell (1625) [9]
  • 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

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  • 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

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Bibliography

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  • Doctor Albert Massonie: Old Times in Albussac, Tulle, 1990 (in French)

References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Albussac in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom Archived 2014-12-10 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. ^ Le nom des habitants du 19 - Corrèze, habitants.fr
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00099645 Church of Saint Martin (in French)
  8. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM19000789 Cross: Christ on the Cross (in French) 
  9. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM19000002 Bronze Bell (in French)
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