Alboussière


Alboussière is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Alboussiérois or Alboussiéroises

Geography

Alboussière is located some 10 km west of Valence and 10 km east of Lamastre. It can be accessed by the winding D533 road from Valence which passes through the village and continues west to Saint-Barthélemy-Grozon. The D14 road from Vernoux-en-Vivarais in the south also passes through the commune to join the D533 just north of the commune. The commune is also covered with a network of small roads. There are nine other hamlets in the commune other than the village. These are: Aubert, Blanc, Les Chatanelles, La Chalaye, Bleizac, Le Mas, Le Vivier, Ponsoye, and Fialaix.
There are numerous streams throughout the commune. The Ruisseau de Jergne forms most of the southern border and the Duzon forms much of the eastern boundary with large numbers of unnamed streams joining them.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
20012014Jacques DubayUDI
2014CurrentPhilippe PontonDVD

Population

Distribution of Age Groups

The population of the town is relatively old. The rate of people above the age of 60 years is higher than the national rate while being close to the departmental rate. As for the national and departmental ratio of sexes, the female population of the commune is higher than the male population. Rate is of the same order of magnitude as the national rate.
Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Alboussière and Ardèche Department in 2009
AlboussièreAlboussièreArdècheArdèche
Age RangeMenWomenMenWomen
0 to 14 Years21.920.318.716.9
15 to 29 Years14.913.015.414.0
30 to 44 Years21.719.219.918.9
45 to 59 Years18.317.121.520.6
60 to 74 Years14.413.616.116.4
75 to 89 Years7.514.08.011.7
90 Years+1.32.70.41.5

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