Albussac (; ) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.
The commune has been awarded one flower by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.Albussac in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom
Geography Albussac is located south-west of the Massif Central about 500m above sea level. It has an oceanic climate with temperatures ranging from 25 °C to 30 °C in summer and 9 °C in winter with periods of frequent cold waves in January and February (often −10 to −12 °C at sunrise and no more than 3 °C to 0 °C at 3pm). Albussac has regular snowfalls in winter with 20 cm of snow common.
The Roanne has its source in the commune.
Albussac is located some 100 km south-east of Limoges and 20 km east of Brive-la-Gaillarde. It can be accessed by the D921 road which comes from Beynat in the west and continues east through the commune and the village and continues to Saint-Chamant. There is also the D87 road branching off the D940 just south of Sainte-Fortunade and coming through the northern border of the commune and south-east to the village. There is a network of country roads in the commune and numerous hamlets and villages. These are:
Aubiat Bedaine Chanterel Chastrusse Jassat La Commanderie La Salesse Lachaud Lafage Laumond Laverne Le Bros-Bas Le Bros-Haut Le Mas Les Quatre-Routes Madelbos Malmaury Prezat Roche-de-Vic Roussanne Teillol
The Ruisseau de la Font Blanc rises in the south of the commune which flows north gathering several tributaries and joining the Ruisseau de Rochette flowing from the west continuing north-east to join the Valeine at the edge of the commune. The Valeine also flows from the west north of the village gathering numerous tributaries in the commune and continuing to the east. There is also the Ruisseau de Mejeu forming part of the northern border flowing east to join the Souvigne. In the west an unnamed stream flows north-west forming the western border of the commune and joins the Ruisseau de la Grande.
Neighbouring communes and villages
Heraldry
Demographics The inhabitants of the commune are known as Albussacois or Albussacoises in French.Le nom des habitants du 19 - Corrèze, habitants.fr
Law and government Government
List of Successive Mayors of AlbussacList of Mayors of France
From To Name Party 1803 1806 Jean Chastrusse Aymard Dancie Gabriel-Noël Bourdet Jean-Baptiste Bourdet 1844 1862 Jean-Baptiste Chastrusse 1873 1879 Jean-Baptiste Désiré Naudoux 1879 1890 François Nugon 1911 Jules Nugon 2001 2016 Raymond Raoul LR 2017 2026 Sébastien Meilhac
Sites and Monuments The Church of Saint Martin (12th century) is registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Church contains two items which are registered as historical objects: A Cross: Christ on the Cross (Middle Ages)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Bronze Bell (1625)Ministry of Culture, Palissy The Murel Waterfall A Lime tree called "Sully" is more than 400 years old and one of the last in the Limousin region. Roche de Vic is a former Gallic oppidum that dominated the region.
Notable people Yvon Bourdet, writer. He evoked Albussac in his book: In Praise of Patois or the Itinerary of an Occitan Emmanuel Berl, journalist and essayist, lived in the town during the Second World War at a place called La Malmaurie with his wife, the singer Mireille
See also Communes of the Corrèze department Cantons of the Corrèze department Arrondissements of the Corrèze department
Bibliography Doctor Albert Massonie: Old Times in Albussac, Tulle, 1990
References
External links Albussac on the old National Geographic Institute website Albußac on the 1750 Cassini Map