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Beaussac
Coordinates: 45°29′43″N0°30′00″E / 45.4953°N 0.5°E / 45.4953; 0.5
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Nontron
Canton Brantôme
Commune Mareuil en Périgord
Area
1
18.05 km2 (6.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2019) [1]
149
  Density8.3/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+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]

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

History

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

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

Airports

Tourism

Personalities

Population

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

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References

  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).

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