Bussières, Loire
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Bussières (French pronunciation: [bysjɛʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Bussières | |
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Commune | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bussières | |
  Bussières Location within France  Bussières Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°50′18″N 4°16′09″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Roanne |
| Canton | Le Coteau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Georges Suzan[1] |
Area 1 | 16.76 km2 (6.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,540 |
| • Density | 91.9/km2 (238/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42029 /42510 |
| Elevation | 458–770 m (1,503–2,526 ft) (avg. 588 m or 1,929 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,628 | — |
| 1975 | 1,439 | −1.75% |
| 1982 | 1,460 | +0.21% |
| 1990 | 1,332 | −1.14% |
| 1999 | 1,302 | −0.25% |
| 2007 | 1,467 | +1.50% |
| 2012 | 1,577 | +1.46% |
| 2017 | 1,545 | −0.41% |
| 2023 | 1,540 | −0.05% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
