Barrais-Bussolles

Barrais-Bussolles is a commune in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France.[2]

Barrais-Bussolles
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Barrais-Bussolles
Barrais-Bussolles
Barrais-Bussolles
Coordinates: 46°17′31″N 3°42′59″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAllier
ArrondissementVichy
CantonLapalisse
IntercommunalityPays de Lapalisse
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Delphine Thevenoux
Area
1
25.34 km2 (9.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
192
 • Density7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
03017 /03120
Elevation287–505 m (942–1,657 ft)
(avg. 470 m or 1,540 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Barraisiens or Barraisiennes.[3]

Geography

Barrais-Bussolles is located some 42.3 km (26.3 mi) south-east of Moulins[4] and 28.4 km (17.6 mi) north-east of Vichy.[5] Access to the commune is by the D424 road from Andelaroche in the south-east which passes through the village and continues north to join the D124 inside the commune. The D124 comes from Bert in the north and passes through the northern part of the commune continuing south-west to Lapalisse. Apart from the village there are also the hamlets of La Tuilerie, Les Rois d'en Bas, Les Rois, Les Cinq Chênes, Les Goyards, Les Gailles, Les Desserts, La Bruyère, Le Casson, Montpertuis, Les Tixiers, Les Rigondets, Les Jayots de Bois, Les Allaisons, Mâme, and Les Rivières in the commune. The commune is mainly farmland with some forest in the south-east and north-east.[6][7]

The Ris des Rois stream forms the north-western border of the commune as it flows north-west to join La Besbre near Trézelles. The Ruisseau de Conrieux forms most of the northern border of the commune as it flows east to join the Ris des Rois. The Ruisseau de l'Étang Cochon also rises in the north of the commune and flows north-east to join the Ris des Rois. On the western border the Ruisseau de Gerban forms the border as it flows south-west to join La Petit Tèche which continues to join La Besbre north of Lapalisse. The Ruisseau de Maupas forms the southern border of the commune as it flows east to join La Petit Tèche. The Ruisseau de Saint-Pourçain forms part of the eastern border as it flows north to join the Ruisseau des Gouttes Barres which in turn forms the north-eastern border as it flows north to join La Tèche near Bert.[6][7]

History

Barrais appears as Barrois on the 1750 Cassini Map[8] and the same on the 1790 version.[9]

Bussolles appears as Bufsolles on the 1750 Cassini Map[8] and as Bussoles on the 1790 version.[9]

The commune was formed in 1833 by the merger of the communes of Barrais and Bussolles.

Heraldry
Arms of Barrais-Bussolles
 Blazon:

Bendy sinister of 6 Sable and Or, the third and fifth bar charged with a cross moline the same in pale.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[10]

FromToNamePartyPosition
20012014Aimé Delorme
20142020[11]Pierre Raboutot
2020CurrentDelphine Thevenoux[12]

(Not all data is known)

The Municipal Council is composed of 11 members including the Mayor and 2 deputies.[13]

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 192 inhabitants.[14]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 471—    
1800 357−3.88%
1806 416+2.58%
1821 434+0.28%
1831 478+0.97%
1836 705+8.08%
1841 761+1.54%
1846 812+1.31%
1851 753−1.50%
1856 735−0.48%
1861 729−0.16%
1866 754+0.68%
1872 711−0.97%
1876 743+1.11%
1881 787+1.16%
1886 782−0.13%
1891 795+0.33%
1896 778−0.43%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 733−1.18%
1906 708−0.69%
1911 691−0.48%
1921 603−1.35%
1926 570−1.12%
1931 565−0.18%
1936 518−1.72%
1946 448−1.44%
1954 401−1.38%
1962 374−0.87%
1968 370−0.18%
1975 282−3.81%
1982 241−2.22%
1990 215−1.42%
1999 222+0.36%
2007 216−0.34%
2012 211−0.47%
2017 192−1.87%
Source: EHESS[15] and INSEE[14]

Culture and heritage

Religious heritage

The Chapel de la Tour Pourçain (13th century) is registered as an historical monument.[16] It is in the Gothic style with a bell tower over a facade that was added in the 19th century with a slate roof and surmounted by a wooden arrow.

Notable people linked to the commune

André Louis Laveissière (called Kiki), born 8 August 1913 in Hautot-sur-Mer (Seine-Maritime) and died 24 November 1994 in Paris. He joined General de Gaulle in England, walking across France and later Spain. Member of the Free French Air Force, former No. 341 Squadron RAF. Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, Croix de Guerre with palm 1939–1945, Resistance Medal, Escapees' Medal, Volunteer combatant's cross, and Aeronautical Medal. He lived in the commune during part of his youth. He then lived in Boulogne-Billancourt. He is, however, buried in the cemetery of Barrais-Bussolles.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Barrais-Bussolles on Lion1906
  3. Inhabitants of Allier (in French)
  4. "Orthodromie entre Barrais-Bussolles et Moulins" [Orthodromy between Barrais-Bussolles and Moulins]. Lion 1906 (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  5. "Orthodromie entre Barrais-Bussolles et Vichy" [Orthodromy between Barrais-Bussolles and Vichy]. Lion 1906 (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  6. Barrais-Bussolles on Google Maps
  7. Barrais-Bussolles on the Géoportail from National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
  8. Barrois and Bufsolles on the 1750 Cassini Map
  9. Barrois and Bussoles on the 1790 Cassini Map
  10. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  11. List of Mayors of Allier Archived 2014-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, consulted on 9 June 2014 (in French)
  12. "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier" [Nominative list of communes of Allier] (PDF). maires-allier.fr (in French). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier. 8 July 2020. p. 1. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  13. art L. 2121-2 of the General Code of Collective Territories (in French).
  14. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  15. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Barrais-Bussolles, EHESS. (in French)
  16. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00092983 Chapel de la Tour Pourçain (in French)
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