Beaussac Explained

Beaussac
Arrondissement:Nontron
Canton:Brantôme
Commune:Mareuil en Périgord
Insee:24033
Postal Code:24340
Coordinates:45.4953°N 0.5°W
Elevation M:125
Elevation Min M:105
Elevation Max M:224
Area Km2:18.05
Population:149
Population Date:2019
Population Footnotes:[1]

Beaussac (in French pronounced as /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

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.

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 southeast of Angoulême, the largest nearby city.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011070/ensemble.pdf Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019
  2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2016/9/26/INTB1627525A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral