Lussat, Creuse

Lussat
Nature reserve pond of Landes
Lussat
Location within Limousin region  Lussat
Coordinates: 46°11′01″N 2°20′33″E / 46.1836°N 2.3425°ECoordinates: 46°11′01″N 2°20′33″E / 46.1836°N 2.3425°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Chambon-sur-Voueize
Intercommunality	Évaux-les-Bains Chambon-sur-Voueize
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Rémy Bodeau
Area^1	46.86 km^2 (18.09 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	449
• Density	9.6/km^2 (25/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23114 / 23170
Elevation	351–453 m (1,152–1,486 ft) (avg. 443 m or 1,453 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.

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

Geography

A large area of farming, lakes and streams, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D55 and the D915 roads and also on the D993.

The river Voueize, a tributary of the Tardes, flows eastward through the northern part of the commune. The Tardes forms most of the commune's eastern border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	523	—
1968	631	+20.7%
1975	525	−16.8%
1982	520	−1.0%
1990	486	−6.5%
1999	528	+8.6%
2008	449	−15.0%

Sights

• The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The remains of a feudal castle, now a house.
• The Landes lake nature reserve.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Lussat on the Quid website (French)