Title: Aubusson, Creuse Content: Aubusson (Occitan auvergnat: Le Buçon, formerly Aubuçon) is a commune of the Creuse department in central France, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. ==History== In 1790, when the departments were created, Aubusson was named as district of the Creuse department and an arrondissement in 1800. ==Geography== The commune of Aubusson is in the southern part of the department, at the confluence of the Creuse river and its tributary the Beauze river. The city is at the northeastern end of the Millevaches plateau. It has an area of , and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is . The city of Aubusson is at about from Bordeaux, at from Toulouse, at from Paris and at from Lyon.  The communes that are around Aubusson are Blessac, Alleyrat, Saint-Maixant, Saint-Amand, Saint-Alpinien , Saint-Pardoux-le-Neuf, Moutier-Rozeille, Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne and Saint-Marc-à-Frongier. Aubusson has an oceanic climate with relatively hot summers, mild winters and abundant rainfall, Cfb in the Köppen climate classification. ==Population== The inhabitants of Aubusson are known, in French, as Aubussonnais (women: Aubussonnaises). The commune of Aubusson has a population, in 2014, of 3,591; its population density is of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Aubusson Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:7000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:1000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:500 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1968 text:1968 bar:1975 text:1975 bar:1982 text:1982 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:1999 text:1999 bar:2006 text:2006 bar:2011 text:2011 bar:2014 text:2014 PlotData= color:barra width:30 align:left bar:1968 from:0 till: 5934 bar:1975 from:0 till: 6227 bar:1982 from:0 till: 5710 bar:1990 from:0 till: 5097 bar:1999 from:0 till: 4662 bar:2006 from:0 till: 4239 bar:2011 from:0 till: 3716 bar:2014 from:0 till: 3591 PlotData= bar:1968 at: 5934 fontsize:S text: 5,934 shift:(-12,5) bar:1975 at: 6227 fontsize:S text: 6,227 shift:(-13,5) bar:1982 at: 5710 fontsize:S text: 5,710 shift:(-13,5) bar:1990 at: 5097 fontsize:S text: 5,097 shift:(-13,5) bar:1999 at: 4662 fontsize:S text: 4,662 shift:(-13,5) bar:2006 at: 4239 fontsize:S text: 4,239 shift:(-13,5) bar:2011 at: 3716 fontsize:S text: 3,716 shift:(-13,5) bar:2014 at: 3591 fontsize:S text: 3,591 shift:(-13,5) Aubusson forms the urban area of Aubusson with a population of 3,679 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Aubusson, formed by 9 communes with a population of 6,386 inhabitants and an area of . == Administration == Aubusson is the subprefecture of the Creuse department, the capital of the arrondissement of Aubusson and the administrative centre  of the canton of Aubusson, with 9,437 inhabitants (2014). It is part of the intercommunality Creuse Grand Sud . ==Tapestry== Aubusson is well known for its tapestry and carpets, which have been famous throughout the world since the 14th century. Its origins were born with the arrival of weavers from Flanders, who moved to Aubusson around 1580. There is a famous collection of Aubusson tapestries at Vallon-Pont-d'Arc. ==Gallery== Aubusson 04.JPG|Castle of Aubusson Aubusson - Hôtel de ville.JPG|Aubusson city hall Aubusson -Maison des Vallenet -3.JPG|Maison des Vallenet Aubusson 09.JPG|Saint-Jean factory ==Related pages== * Arrondissement of Aubusson * Communes of the Creuse department