Bussière-Nouvelle

Bussière-Nouvelle
Commune
Location of Bussière-Nouvelle
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Coordinates: 46°01′12″N 2°25′38″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Auzances
Intercommunality	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Augendre[1]
Area ^1	8.52 km^2 (3.29 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	77
• Density	9.0/km^2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23037 /23700
Elevation	571–687 m (1,873–2,254 ft) (avg. 616 m or 2,021 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bussière-Nouvelle (French pronunciation: [bysjɛʁ nuvɛl]; Occitan: Bussiera Novela) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising a small village and two hamlets, situated some 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Aubusson near the junction of the D998 and the D27 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	146	—
1968	165	+13.0%
1975	141	−14.5%
1982	130	−7.8%
1990	113	−13.1%
1999	105	−7.1%
2008	113	+7.6%

Sights

• The church of St.Madeleine, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The church at Blavepeyre, dating from the sixteenth century.
• A megalith at Coudeleix.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.