Bussière-Nouvelle
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Bussière-Nouvelle (French pronunciation: [bysjɛʁ nuvɛl]; Occitan: Bussiera Novela) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Bussière-Nouvelle | |
|---|---|
 Location of Bussière-Nouvelle | |
  Bussière-Nouvelle Location within France  Bussière-Nouvelle Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 46°01′12″N 2°25′38″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | Auzances |
| Intercommunality | CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Angéline Brun[1] |
Area 1 | 8.52 km2 (3.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 73 |
| • Density | 8.6/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23037 /23700 |
| Elevation | 571–687 m (1,873–2,254 ft) (avg. 616 m or 2,021 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 165 | — |
| 1975 | 141 | −2.22% |
| 1982 | 130 | −1.15% |
| 1990 | 113 | −1.74% |
| 1999 | 105 | −0.81% |
| 2007 | 112 | +0.81% |
| 2012 | 105 | −1.28% |
| 2017 | 85 | −4.14% |
| 2023 | 73 | −2.50% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
- The church of St.Madeleine, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The church at Blavepeyre, dating from the sixteenth century.
- A megalith at Coudeleix.
