La Serre-Bussière-Vieille
| La Serre-Bussière-Vieille | |
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  La Serre-Bussière-Vieille | |
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Location within Limousin region  La Serre-Bussière-Vieille | |
| Coordinates: 46°03′26″N 2°19′17″E / 46.0572°N 2.3214°ECoordinates: 46°03′26″N 2°19′17″E / 46.0572°N 2.3214°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | Chénérailles |
| Intercommunality | Auzances-Bellegarde |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Denise Giraud-Lajoie |
| Area1 | 14.41 km2 (5.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 125 |
| • Density | 8.7/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23172 / 23190 |
| Elevation |
420–613 m (1,378–2,011 ft) (avg. 602 m or 1,975 ft) |
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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. | |
La Serre-Bussière-Vieille is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
Geography
A farming area comprising two small villages and a few hamlets situated some 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Aubusson, on the D24 road.
The river Tardes forms most of the commune's western border.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 190 | — |
| 1968 | 213 | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 193 | −9.4% |
| 1982 | 147 | −23.8% |
| 1990 | 117 | −20.4% |
| 1999 | 110 | −6.0% |
| 2008 | 125 | +13.6% |
Sights
- The fourteenth-century church at La Serre.
- A dolmen, the “Pierre-sous-Pèze” at the hamlet of Planchat.
- Two châteaux, at Buxerolle and at Chaumont.
See also
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