Boussac, Creuse

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Boussac (French pronunciation: [busak]; Occitan: Boçac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. The famous Lady and the Unicorn Tapestries (c. 1500) were discovered in 1841 in Boussac castle. In 1844 the novelist George Sand saw them and brought public attention to the tapestries in her works at the time (most notably in her novel Jeanne), in which she correctly dated them to the end of the fifteenth century, using the ladies' costumes for reference. In 1863 they were bought by the Musée de Cluny in Paris where they are still on display.

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Coordinates: 46°20′59″N 2°12′56″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonBoussac
IntercommunalityCC Creuse Confluence
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Franck Foulon[1]
Area
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1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
1,239
  Density840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23031 /23600
Elevation335–395 m (1,099–1,296 ft)
(avg. 384 m or 1,260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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Geography

A small light industrial town situated by the banks of the Petite Creuse river, some 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D11 and the D997 roads.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,514    
19681,557+2.8%
19751,933+24.1%
19821,852−4.2%
19901,652−10.8%
19991,602−3.0%
20081,394−13.0%
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Personalities

Sights

  • The church of St. Anne, dating from the fifteenth century
  • The twelfth-century castle
  • The remains of the old town ramparts
  • Several ancient houses and the river bridge, all from the fifteenth century
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