Albussac

Albussac is a French commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.

Albussac
Commune
The church in Albussac
Coat of arms
Location of Albussac
Albussac
Albussac
Coordinates: 45°08′20″N 1°50′11″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCorrèze
ArrondissementTulle
CantonArgentat
IntercommunalityXaintrie Val'Dordogne
Government
 • Mayor (2017-2020) Sébastien Meilhac
Area
1
36.26 km2 (14.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
731
 • 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 inhabitants of the commune are known as Albussacois or Albussacoises[2]

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

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

Heraldry
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

List of Successive Mayors of Albussac[4]

FromToNamePartyPosition
18031806Jean Chastrusse
Aymard Dancie
Gabriel-Noël Bourdet
Jean-Baptiste Bourdet
18441862Jean-Baptiste Chastrusse
18731879Jean-Baptiste Désiré Naudoux
18791890François Nugon
1911Jules Nugon
20012016Raymond RaoulLR
2017CurrentSébastien Meilhac

(Not all data is known)

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006691—    
2007695+0.6%
2008693−0.3%
2009688−0.7%
2010693+0.7%
2011692−0.1%
2012691−0.1%
2013700+1.3%
2014709+1.3%
2015713+0.6%
2016722+1.3%

Sites and Monuments
  • The Church of Saint Martin (12th century) 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)[6]
    • A Bronze Bell (1625)[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
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See also

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

Notes

    References
    1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
    2. Inhabitants of Corrèze (in French)
    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. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00099645 Church of Saint Martin (in French)
    6. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM19000789 Cross: Christ on the Cross (in French)
    7. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM19000002 Bronze Bell (in French)
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