Alboussière is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southern France.

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

Demographics

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Alboussiérois (masculine) and Alboussiéroises (feminine) in French.

Distribution of age groups

The age distribution of the population of the commune is similar to that of the department. Percentage distribution of age groups in Alboussière and the Ardèche department in 2017 Source: INSEE

Sites and monuments

Notable people linked to the commune