Basville

Basville
Commune
Basville
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Basville
Coordinates: 45°52′20″N 2°23′52″E / 45.8722°N 2.3978°E / 45.8722; 2.3978Coordinates: 45°52′20″N 2°23′52″E / 45.8722°N 2.3978°E / 45.8722; 2.3978
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Auzances
Intercommunality	CC Chénérailles, Auzances/Bellegarde et Haut Pays Marchois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Pigeon
Area1	22.57 km2 (8.71 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	178
• Density	7.9/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	23017 /23260
Elevation	675–826 m (2,215–2,710 ft) (avg. 692 m or 2,270 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Basville is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

An area of forestry, farming and lakes comprising the village and several hamlets situated at the border with the department of Allier, some 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Aubusson at the junction of the D10 and the D16 roads.

The small river Tardes rises in the commune, then flows west through the commune.

The Chavanon (locally called la Ramade) forms part of the commune's southern border.