Boussac (Lot)

Boussac
region	Occitania
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Figeac
Canton	Figeac-1
Community association	Grand Figeac
Coordinates	44 ° 36 ′ N , 1 ° 55 ′ E 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
Residents	138	140	127	145	154	178	174	175	185

From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

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

Blue cheese Bleu des Causses
Rocamadour cheese

Boussac is in the AOC zones of the blue cheese Bleu des Causses and Rocamadour , a cheese made from goat's milk .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 15

Camino de Santiago logo

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.