Beaussac

Beaussac (; Limousin: Baussat) is a former commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Mareuil en Périgord.

The community is located in the Périgord Limousin Regional Nature Park.

History

On Cassini's early map of France between 1756 and 1789, the village is identified as the Beaussat. In 1793, it is Baussac and in 1801, it is back to Beaussat.

Geography

The Lizonne forms the commune's southern border. The stream of Beaussac (ruisseau de Beaussac), a tributary of the Lizonne, forms the commune's southeastern border and part of the commune's southwestern border, separating it from Puyrenier and Rudeau-Ladosse. The town is located southeast of Angoulême, the largest nearby city.

Transportation

Airports

• Angoulême
• Périgueux (Bassillac)
• Cognac

Tourism

• Barouty Cave (grotto) in Pranzac
• Golf de la Prèze (18-hole golf course) in Montbron
• – a private mansion located on the Périgord in Beaussac. Overlooking the Nizonne valley, it has been a registered historic monument since 1948.

Personalities

• Alain de Monéys – member of the city council and first Deputy Mayor of Beaussac. Monéys was killed in 1870 by villagers in Hautefaye, after his report of the Franco-Prussian War was perceived to support the enemy. The case was mentioned in the 2009 romance of Jean Teulé, entitled Mangez-le si vous voulez.

Population

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References

Further reading

• Corbin, Alain. Le village des "cannibales", Aubier, 1990
• Marbeck, Georges. Hautefaye, l'année terrible, Robert Laffont, 1982
• Teulé, Jean. Mangez-le si vous voulez, Éditions Julliard, 2009.

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