Lessac
Lessac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. About three kilometers north of the town center is the Domaine de Boisbuchet with the Château de Boisbuchet, built in 1865 on a hill above the Vienne. The castle and the approximately 150 hectare estate were bought in 1989 by the German art collector Alexander von Vegesack, curator and director of the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, to use it during the summer months for workshops for artists, designers, architects and students.[2]
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Location of Lessac 
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| Coordinates: 46°04′09″N 0°40′36″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Confolens |
| Canton | Charente-Vienne |
| Intercommunality | Confolentais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Éric Pinaud |
| Area 1 | 34.14 km2 (13.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 535 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16181 /16500 |
| Elevation | 122–232 m (400–761 ft) (avg. 132 m or 433 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The Vienne forms most of the commune's eastern border.
Domaine de Boisbuchet
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 976 | — |
| 1800 | 759 | −22.2% |
| 1806 | 773 | +1.8% |
| 1821 | 817 | +5.7% |
| 1831 | 890 | +8.9% |
| 1841 | 888 | −0.2% |
| 1846 | 948 | +6.8% |
| 1851 | 899 | −5.2% |
| 1856 | 932 | +3.7% |
| 1861 | 938 | +0.6% |
| 1866 | 937 | −0.1% |
| 1872 | 985 | +5.1% |
| 1876 | 939 | −4.7% |
| 1881 | 930 | −1.0% |
| 1886 | 957 | +2.9% |
| 1891 | 979 | +2.3% |
| 1896 | 984 | +0.5% |
| 1901 | 1,027 | +4.4% |
| 1906 | 1,012 | −1.5% |
| 1911 | 1,044 | +3.2% |
| 1921 | 988 | −5.4% |
| 1926 | 881 | −10.8% |
| 1931 | 773 | −12.3% |
| 1936 | 753 | −2.6% |
| 1946 | 766 | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 757 | −1.2% |
| 1962 | 657 | −13.2% |
| 1968 | 648 | −1.4% |
| 1975 | 591 | −8.8% |
| 1982 | 587 | −0.7% |
| 1990 | 586 | −0.2% |
| 1999 | 531 | −9.4% |
| 2008 | 588 | +10.7% |
In the Boisbuchet Architectural Park[3] there are a number of experimental buildings, including:
The Japanese guest house / La maison d’hôtes japonaise (built in Japan in 1860 and newly assembled in Boisbuchet)
The paper pavilion / Le pavillon de papier (Shigeru Ban, Japan)
The dome made of bamboo and fiberglass / Le dôme en bambou et en fiber de verre (Jörg Schlaich)
The Manege / Le Manège (Markus Heinsdorff)
The log cabin / La cabane (Brückner & Brückner Architects [4]
The Bamboo House and the Conference Pavilion (Simón Vélez, Colombia)
The pyramid / La Pyramide (Brückner & Brückner)
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- von Homeyer, Alexander (July 1865). "An der Prosna". Journal für Ornithologie. 13 (4): 248–255. doi:10.1007/bf02261120. ISSN 0021-8375.
- "6. Vom Helden der liegen und Triegen anvienc", Noch nicht genug der Vorrede, DE GRUYTER, 1996, doi:10.1515/9783110239614.142, ISBN 978-3-11-023961-4
- "6. Vom Helden der liegen und Triegen anvienc", Noch nicht genug der Vorrede, DE GRUYTER, 1996, doi:10.1515/9783110239614.142, ISBN 978-3-11-023961-4
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