Albussac
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Albussac Albuçac |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Corrèze | |
| Arrondissement | Grommet | |
| Canton | Argentat | |
| Community association | Xaintrie Val'Dordogne | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 8 ′ N , 1 ° 50 ′ E | |
| height | 240-637 m | |
| surface | 36.26 km 2 | |
| Residents | 731 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 20 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 19380 | |
| INSEE code | 19004 | |
| Website | www.albussac.correze.net | |
 The Murel cascades, 1st and 2nd fall |
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Albussac ( Albuçac in Occitan ) is a French municipality with 731 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Correze in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The inhabitants call themselves Albussacois (es) .
geography
The community is located in the Massif Central and is surrounded by fields and extensive forests. The prefecture of the Tulle department is located a good 20 kilometers to the north-west and Argentat 10 kilometers to the south-east. The Roanne , a tributary of the Corrèze , has its source in the municipality.
Neighboring municipalities of Albussac are Lagarde-Marc-la-Tour with Lagarde-Enval in the north, Forgès in the northeast, Saint-Chamant in the east, Neuville and Ménoire in the south, Beynat in the west and Sainte-Fortunade in the northwest.
coat of arms
Description : A pressed golden rafter in red , underneath a silver crescent moon ; three six-pointed golden stars in the shield head in blue .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 777 | 851 | 790 | 718 | 739 | 664 | 695 | 722 |
Attractions
- The Murel Waterfalls (Cascades de Murel), three successive waterfalls of the Franche Valeine , which flows into the Dordogne via the Souvigne .
- Roche de Vic an ancient Celtic oppidum that dominates the region. Today with a viewing platform and orientation point
- The Saint-Martin church , a religious building from the 12th and 17th centuries, has been classified as a Monument historique since January 26, 1927 .
Personalities
- Emmanuel Berl (1892–1976), French writer and essayist, lived in Albussac during the Second World War
Web links
- The church on the Internet
- Albussac on annuaire-mairie.fr
- Albussac on the website of the community association ( Memento from April 14, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Table d'orientation de Roche de Vic ( Memento from February 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Entry no. PA00099645 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)