La Serre-Bussière-Vieille

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Denise Giraud-Lajoie^[1]Area14.41 km² (5.56 sq mi)Population122 • Density8.5/km² (22/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation420–613 m (1,378–2,011 ft)
(avg. 602 m or 1,975 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Serre-Bussière-Vieille (French pronunciation: [la sɛʁ bysjɛʁ vjɛj]; Occitan: La Serra e Bussiera Vielha) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising two small villages and a few hamlets situated some 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Aubusson, on the D24 road.

The river Tardes forms most of the commune's western border.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	190	—
1968	213	+12.1%
1975	193	−9.4%
1982	147	−23.8%
1990	117	−20.4%
1999	110	−6.0%
2008	125	+13.6%

Sights

• The 14th-century church at La Serre.
• A dolmen, the "Pierre-sous-Pèze" at the hamlet of Planchat.
• Two châteaux, at Buxerolle and at Chaumont.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References