Alboussière
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Alboussière
|native name = {{native name|oc|Albossèira}}
|commune status = Commune
|image = Mairie Alboussière 2011-08-23-002.jpg
|caption = Alboussière Town Hall
|image coat of arms = Blason Alboussière.svg
|arrondissement = Tournon-sur-Rhône
|canton = Haut-Vivarais
|INSEE = 07007
|postal code = 07440
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Rhône-Crussol
|coordinates = {{coord|44.945|4.7294|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 548
|elevation min m = 234
|elevation max m = 774
|area km2 = 18.39
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Alboussière ({{IPA|fr|albusjɛʁ}}; {{langx|oc|Albossèira}}) is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southern France.
Geography
Alboussière is located some 10 km west of Valence and 10 km east of Lamastre. It can be accessed by the winding D533 road from Valence which passes through the village and continues west to Saint-Barthélemy-Grozon. The D14 road from Vernoux-en-Vivarais in the south also passes through the commune to join the D533 just north of the commune. The commune is also covered with a network of small roads. There are nine other hamlets in the commune other than the village. These are: Aubert, Blanc, Les Chatanelles, La Chalaye, Bleizac, Le Mas, Le Vivier, Ponsoye, and Fialaix.[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Alboussi%C3%A8re,+France/@44.9346322,4.7461068,12292m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x47f55e32113e0dd7:0x4093cafcbeb9550?hl=en Google Maps]
There are numerous streams throughout the commune. The Ruisseau de Jergne forms most of the southern border and the Duzon forms much of the eastern boundary with large numbers of unnamed streams joining them.
=Neighbouring communes and villages=
{{Geographic location
|width=auto
|Centre = Alboussière
|North = Saint-Sylvestre
|Northeast = Champis
|East = Saint-Péray
|Southeast = Toulaud
|South = Gilhac-et-Bruzac
|Southwest = Boffres
|West = Saint-Barthélemy-Grozon
|Northwest = Gilhoc-sur-Ormeze
}}
=Heraldry=
{{Blazon-arms
|img1=Blason Alboussière.svg
|legend1=Arms of Alboussière
|text=
Blazon:
Party per pale, Azure a ram rampant Argent and barry of six Or and Vert.
}}
Administration
{{incomplete list|date=April 2021}}
List of Successive Mayors[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=3696 List of Mayors of France]
| class="wikitable" | |||
| From | To | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2014 | Jacques Dubay | UDI |
| 2014 | 2020 | Philippe Ponton | DVD |
| 2020 | Current | Michel Mizzi |
Demographics
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-07007#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = left
|1968 |700
|1975 |696
|1982 |605
|1990 |727
|1999 |756
|2009 |925
|2014 |1059
|2020 |998
}}
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Alboussiérois (masculine) and Alboussiéroises (feminine) in French.[https://www.habitants.fr/ardeche-07 Le nom des habitants du 07 - Ardèche], habitants.fr
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=Distribution of age groups=
The age distribution of the population of the commune is similar to that of the department.
Percentage distribution of age groups in Alboussière and the Ardèche department in 2017
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||
| colspan=2 | Alboussière | colspan=2 | Ardèche | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age range | Men | Women | Men | Women |
| 0 to 14 years | 23.2 | 20.2 | 17.7 | 16.1 |
| 15 to 29 years | 10.4 | 10.0 | 14.4 | 13.0 |
| 30 to 44 years | 19.6 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 16.9 |
| 45 to 59 years | 20.5 | 18.5 | 21.6 | 20.7 |
| 60 to 74 years | 17.8 | 16.0 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| 75 to 89 years | 7.9 | 13.3 | 8.5 | 11.2 |
| 90 years+ | 0.6 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
Source: INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-07007 Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune d'Alboussière (07007)][https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=DEP-07 Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de l'Ardèche (07)]
Sites and monuments
- The Château de Crozat was enlarged in the 17th century then transformed by the architect Louis Achille Tracol in the 19th century.
- The Chapel of Saint-Didier-de-Crussol
- The Church of Saint-André-de-Crussol contains a statue: Saint-Evêque (19th century){{Palissy Icon}} which is registered as an historical object.Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07001087|PM07001087 Statue: Saint-Evêque}} {{in lang|fr}}
- The artificial lake
File:Chateau crozat-1.jpg|The Château de Crozat
File:Église d'Alboussière.jpg|Modern village church
File:plan-eau-alboussiere1.jpg|The Artificial lake at Alboussière
File:plan-eau-alboussiere2.jpg|The Artificial lake at Alboussière
Notable people linked to the commune
- Louis-Balthazard du Bay was born in the castle on 3 November 1775. He was, among others, Lord of Cros, Baron of Boffre, Mayor of Saint-Péray, and a member of the electoral college of the department of Ardèche.Chabeaussière - Courcelles - Saint-Pons - Lanz, Universal Nobility of France: or General Collection of historical genealogies of the noble houses of the kingdom, bureau du Nobiliaire universel de France, 1814, Vol. 2, [https://books.google.com/books?id=2TdtAAAAMAAJ Read online] {{in lang|fr}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311045122/http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=12441 Alboussière on the old National Geographic Institute website] {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=4.7294,44.945&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Alboussière on Géoportail], National Geographic Institute (IGN) website {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=44.945&lon=4.7294&zoom=13 Alboigßiers on the 1750 Cassini Map]
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