Albignac
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Corrèze | |
Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde | |
Canton | Midi Corrézien | |
Community association | Midi Corrézien | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 8 ′ N , 1 ° 41 ′ E | |
height | 154-509 m | |
surface | 9.74 km 2 | |
Residents | 254 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 26 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 19190 | |
INSEE code | 19003 |
Albignac ( Occitan : Albinhac ) is a French commune with 254 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Corrèze department of the Limousin region on the western edge of the Massif Central . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Brive-la-Gaillarde and the canton of Midi Corrézien .
Albignac is the original seat of the extensive aristocratic family of the same name.
geography
The municipality of Albignac is about 14 kilometers east of Brive-la-Gaillarde . The western and southern municipal boundaries form the Roanne , a left tributary of the Corrèze . The village itself is located at about 330 m a.s.l., 120 meters above the Roanne river valley. The district of Flaugeat belongs to Albignac .
Neighboring communities of Albignac are Palazinges in the northeast, Beynat in the east and southeast, Lanteuil in the southwest and Dampniat in the northwest.
coat of arms
Description : In Blue quartered with a continuous golden cross ; In fields 1 and 4 a gold coin and in fields 2 and 3 a silver boar tooth.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
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Residents | 285 | 260 | 226 | 255 | 263 | 256 | 258 | 254 |
Attractions
The tower of the Church of the Birth of Mary ( Église de la Nativité-de-Notre-Dame ) dates from the 12th century and is designated as a monument historique .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved May 1, 2011 (French).
Web links
- Albignac on cc-beynat.fr (French)