Budelière | |
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Commune | |
The church in Budelière
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Coordinates: 46°13′15″N 2°28′09″E / 46.2208°N 2.4692°ECoordinates: 46°13′15″N 2°28′09″E / 46.2208°N 2.4692°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Aubusson |
Canton | Évaux-les-Bains |
Intercommunality | CC Pays de Boussac, Carrefour des Quatre Provinces, Évaux-les-Bains/Chambon-sur-Voueize |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacques Constantin |
Area1 | 25.07 km2 (9.68 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 793 |
• Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 23035 /23170 |
Elevation | 293–449 m (961–1,473 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.
Budelière is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Montlucon 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 forms all of the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Cher, 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of the village.