Bussières, Loire

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Bussières

(2020–2026) Georges Suzan^[1]Area

16.76 km² (6.47 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,521 • Density91/km² (240/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

42029 /42510

Elevation458–770 m (1,503–2,526 ft)
(avg. 588 m or 1,929 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bussières (French pronunciation: [bysjɛʁ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,628	—
1975	1,439	−1.75%
1982	1,460	+0.21%
1990	1,332	−1.14%
1999	1,302	−0.25%
2009	1,482	+1.30%
2014	1,593	+1.46%
2020	1,512	−0.87%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE