Boussac (Lot)
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Lot | |
Arrondissement | Figeac | |
Canton | Figeac-1 | |
Community association | Grand Figeac | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 36 ′ N , 1 ° 55 ′ E | |
height | 170-340 m | |
surface | 7.77 km 2 | |
Residents | 185 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 24 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 46100 | |
INSEE code | 46035 | |
House with Caselle in Boussac |
Boussac is a French commune with 185 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Lot department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement Figeac and the canton Figeac-1 (until 2015: canton Livernon ).
The current name of the municipality is derived from the earlier name Bucciacum (country estate of Buccius).
The inhabitants are called Boussacois and Boussacoises .
geography
Boussac is located about nine kilometers west of Figeac in its catchment area ( Aire urbaine ) in the historic province of Quercy .
The territory of the municipality is located in the Causses du Quercy Regional Nature Park .
Boussac is surrounded by the four neighboring communities:
Cambes | ||
Corn | Camboulite | |
Béduer |
The Célé , a tributary of the Lot , crosses the territory of the municipality together with its tributaries, the Ruisseau de Lavayssière and the Ruisseau de Laval.
Population development
After the records began, the population rose to a peak of around 395 by the second half of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to around 125 inhabitants with brief recovery phases until the 1970s, before a growth phase set in continues today.
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2017 |
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Residents | 138 | 140 | 127 | 145 | 154 | 178 | 174 | 175 | 185 |
Canteperdrix Castle
The fiefdom has been mentioned since the Middle Ages . It was first owned by the Lascazes de Roquefort family, whose castle was in what is now the neighboring municipality of Corn. In the 16th century it was inherited by the Cornély family and, on the eve of the French Revolution, it came to the Perets, a middle-class family from Figeac. The property high above the Célé valley was built in the 18th century. In the middle of the facade of the building protrudes a risalit with a triangular gable with a coat of arms and a count's crown. The castle was probably the center of a farm, as a nearby dovecote indicates. The castle is privately owned and not open to the public.
Economy and Infrastructure
Boussac is in the AOC zones of the blue cheese Bleu des Causses and Rocamadour , a cheese made from goat's milk .
sport and freetime
The long-distance hiking trail GR 651 also leads through the center of Boussac. It is an alternative route to the Via Podiensis , one of the four Camino de Santiago in France.
traffic
Boussac can be reached via routes départementales 41 and 48.
Web links
- Website of the Causses du Quercy Regional Nature Park (French)
- Information about the blue cheese Bleu des Causses (French)
- Information about the Rocamadour cheese (French)
Individual evidence
- ^ Jean-Marie Cassagne: Villes et Villages en pays lotois ( fr ) Tertium éditions. S. 44. 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ↑ Lot ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ↑ Aire urbaine de Figeac (223) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ Ma commune: Boussac ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ Notice Communale Boussac ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Boussac (46035) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ↑ Château de Canteperdrix ( fr ) chateau-fort-manoir-chateau.eu. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Boussac (46035) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ↑ L'alternative par la vallée du Célé ( fr ) Agence de Coopération Interrégionale et Réseau “Chemins de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle”. Retrieved June 5, 2019.