Budelière
Encyclopedia
Budelière is a commune
in the Creuse
department in the Limousin
region
in central France
.
and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 10 miles (16.1 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.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Creuse
Creuse
Creuse is a department in central France named after the Creuse River.-History:Creuse is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the former province of La Marche....
department in the Limousin
Limousin (région)
Limousin is one of the 27 regions of France. It is composed of three départements: Corrèze, Creuse and the Haute-Vienne.Situated largely in the Massif Central, as of January 1st 2008, the Limousin comprised 740,743 inhabitants on nearly 17 000 km2, making it the second least populated region of...
region
Régions of France
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in central France
France
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.
Geography
An area of lakes, forestryForestry
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and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 10 miles (16.1 km) southwest of Montlucon
Montluçon
Montluçon is a commune in central France. It is the largest commune in the Allier department, although the department's préfecture is located in the smaller town of Moulins. Its inhabitants are known as Montluçonnais...
at the junction of the D993 and the D64 roads.
Between 1905 and 1955, the commune had a goldmine
Goldmine
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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
Cher River
The Cher is a river in central France, left tributary to the river Loire. Its source is in the Creuse département, north-east of Crocq. It joins the river Loire in Villandry, west of Tours....
, 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of the village.
Population
Sights
- The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The church at St.Radegonde, dating from the twelfth century.
- The church of St.Martial at Le Châtelet, dating from the twelfth century.
- The château de la Villederie.
- The chapel of Saint-Marien.