Basville

Basville
Basville
Location within Limousin region  Basville
Coordinates: 45°52′20″N 2°23′52″E / 45.8722°N 2.3978°ECoordinates: 45°52′20″N 2°23′52″E / 45.8722°N 2.3978°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Crocq
Intercommunality	Haut Pays Marchois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Pigeon
Area^1	22.57 km^2 (8.71 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	178
• Density	7.9/km^2 (20/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23017 / 23260
Elevation	675–826 m (2,215–2,710 ft) (avg. 692 m or 2,270 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.

Basville is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

An area of forestry, farming and lakes comprising the village and several hamlets situated at the border with the department of Allier, some 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Aubusson at the junction of the D10 and the D16 roads.

The small river Tardes rises in the commune, then flows west through the commune.

The Chavanon (locally called la Ramade) forms part of the commune's southern border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	289	—
1968	225	−22.1%
1975	300	+33.3%
1982	274	−8.7%
1990	224	−18.2%
1999	195	−12.9%
2008	178	−8.7%

Sights

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
• Several old watermills.
• A dolmen at the Bois d'Urbe.
• A Roman pottery kiln at la Villatte.
• The Château du Layris.
• The thirteenth century church at Saint-Alvard.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Basville on the Quid website (French)