Albussac

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Field	Value
name	Albussac
commune status	Commune
image	Eglise d'Albussac.jpg
caption	The church in Albussac
image coat of arms	Blason Ville fr Albussac (Corrèze).svg
arrondissement	Tulle
canton	Argentat-sur-Dordogne
INSEE	19004
postal code	19380
mayor	Sébastien Meilhac
term	2020–2026
intercommunality	Xaintrie Val'Dordogne
coordinates
elevation m	350
elevation min m	240
elevation max m	637
area km2	36.26
population
population date
population footnotes
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Albussac (; ) 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.

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

|img1=Blason Ville fr Albussac (Corrèze).svg |legend1=Arms of Albussac |text=

Blazon:

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

Demographics

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

|source = INSEE |percentages = pagr |align = none |1968 |851 |1975 |790 |1982 |718 |1990 |739 |1999 |668 |2007 |695 |2012 |691 |2017 |731

Law and government

Government

List of Successive Mayors of Albussac

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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
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Sites and Monuments

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

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

References

(13 September 2022). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises.
[http://www.cnvvf.fr/les_villes_et_village_fleuris-47.html Albussac in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom] {{webarchive. link. (2014-12-10 {{in lang). fr
[https://www.habitants.fr/correze-19 Le nom des habitants du 19 - Corrèze], habitants.fr
[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-19004#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
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Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. PA00099645. PA00099645 Church of Saint Martin {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM19000789. PM19000789 Cross: Christ on the Cross {{in lang. fr{{Camera
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM19000002. PM19000002 Bronze Bell {{in lang. fr

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