Boussac, Creuse

Boussac
Chateau
Coat of arms
Boussac
Location within Limousin region  Boussac
Coordinates: 46°20′59″N 2°12′56″E / 46.3497°N 2.2156°ECoordinates: 46°20′59″N 2°12′56″E / 46.3497°N 2.2156°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Boussac
Intercommunality	Pays de Boussac
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Franck Foulon
Area^1	1.48 km^2 (0.57 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	1,394
• Density	940/km^2 (2,400/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23031 / 23600
Elevation	335–395 m (1,099–1,296 ft) (avg. 384 m or 1,260 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 is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

A small light industrial town situated by the banks of the Petite Creuse river, some 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D11 and the D997 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,514	—
1968	1,557	+2.8%
1975	1,933	+24.1%
1982	1,852	−4.2%
1990	1,652	−10.8%
1999	1,602	−3.0%
2008	1,394	−13.0%

Personalities

• Jean de Brosse, Marshal of France, lived and died here
• Pierre Leroux (1797–1871), philosopher, friend of George Sand was mayor here in 1848
• George Sand (1804–1878), set her romance Jeanne here in 1836

Sights

• The church of St. Anne, dating from the fifteenth century
• The twelfth-century castle
• The remains of the old town ramparts
• Several ancient houses and the river bridge, all from the fifteenth century

Turreted house

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Boussac on the Quid website (French)
• Official website of the commune (French)