Boussac-Bourg

Boussac-Bourg
The church in Boussac-Bourg
Boussac-Bourg
Location within Limousin region Boussac-Bourg
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Boussac
Intercommunality	Pays de Boussac
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Maurice Santinon
Area1	38.69 km2 (14.94 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	789
• Density	20/km2 (53/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23032 / 23600
Elevation	310–499 m (1,017–1,637 ft) (avg. 425 m or 1,394 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.

Boussac-Bourg is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the small river Béroux, some 23 miles (37 km) northwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D916 and the D997. The Petite Creuse river forms much of the southern border of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	844	—
1968	887	+5.1%
1975	882	−0.6%
1982	892	+1.1%
1990	899	+0.8%
1999	788	−12.3%
2008	789	+0.1%

Sights

• The two churches, built alongside each other: Notre-Dame and St. Martin, both dating from the eleventh century.
• A rural museum, housed in an old factory.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Boussac-Bourg on the Quid website (French)