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Beaussac

Coordinates: 45°29′43″N 0°30′00″E / 45.4953°N 0.5°E / 45.4953; 0.5
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Beaussac
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Beaussac is located in France
Beaussac
Beaussac
Beaussac is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Beaussac
Beaussac
Coordinates: 45°29′43″N 0°30′00″E / 45.4953°N 0.5°E / 45.4953; 0.5
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDordogne
ArrondissementNontron
CantonBrantôme
CommuneMareuil en Périgord
Area
1
18.05 km2 (6.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
149
 • Density8.3/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
24340
Elevation105–224 m (344–735 ft)
(avg. 125 m or 410 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beaussac (French pronunciation: [bosak]; Limousin: Baussat) is a former commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Mareuil en Périgord.[2]

The community is located in the Périgord Limousin Regional Nature Park.

History

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On Cassini's early map of France between 1756 and 1789, the village is identified as the Beaussat. In 1793, it is Baussac and in 1801, it is back to Beaussat.[3]

Geography

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The Lizonne forms the commune's southern border. The stream of Beaussac (ruisseau de Beaussac), a tributary of the Lizonne, forms the commune's southeastern border and part of the commune's southwestern border, separating it from Puyrenier and Rudeau-Ladosse. The town is located 34.1 kilometres (21.2 mi) southeast of Angoulême, the largest nearby city.

Transportation

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Airports

Tourism

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  • Barouty Cave (grotto) in Pranzac 22.9 kilometres (14.2 mi)
  • Golf de la Prèze (18-hole golf course) in Montbron 19.4 kilometres (12.1 mi)
  • Aucors Castle [fr] – a private mansion located on the Périgord in Beaussac. Overlooking the Nizonne valley, it has been a registered historic monument since 1948.

Personalities

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  • Alain de Monéys – member of the city council and first Deputy Mayor of Beaussac. Monéys was killed in 1870 by villagers in Hautefaye, after his report of the Franco-Prussian War was perceived to support the enemy. The case was mentioned in the 2009 romance of Jean Teulé, entitled Mangez-le si vous voulez.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962281—    
1968254−9.6%
1975224−11.8%
1982203−9.4%
1990212+4.4%
1999187−11.8%
2008187+0.0%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 26 September 2016 (in French)
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Beaussac, EHESS (in French).

Further reading

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  • Corbin, Alain. Le village des "cannibales", Aubier, 1990
  • Marbeck, Georges. Hautefaye, l'année terrible, Robert Laffont, 1982
  • Teulé, Jean. Mangez-le si vous voulez, Éditions Julliard, 2009. ISBN 978-2-266-19846-2
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