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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Budelière
Commune
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Location of Budelière
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Coordinates: 46°13′15″N 2°28′09″E / 46.2208°N 2.4692°E / 46.2208; 2.4692
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonÉvaux-les-Bains
IntercommunalityCC Creuse Confluence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Lionel Couturier
Area25.07 km (9.68 sq mi)
Population713
 • Density28/km (74/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code23035 /23170
Elevation293–449 m (961–1,473 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Budelière (French pronunciation: [byd(ə)ljɛʁ]; Auvergnat: Budeliere) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Montluçon at the junction of the D993 and the D64 roads.
Between 1905 and 1955, the commune had a goldmine at Le Chatelet, which produced 11 tonnes of gold in those years.
The commune is served by a TER railway.

The river Tardes, classified Natura 2000, forms all of the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Cher, 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of the village.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962636—    
1968689+8.3%
1975623−9.6%
1982715+14.8%
1990756+5.7%
1999755−0.1%
2008793+5.0%

Sights

Suspension bridge over the Tardes, between Budelière and Évaux-les-Bains
  • The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The church at St.Radegonde, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The church of St.Martial at Le Châtelet, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The château de la Villederie.
  • The chapel of Saint-Marien.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.

External links

Communes of the Creuse department


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