Altillac
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Altillac Altilhac |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Corrèze | |
| Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde | |
| Canton | Argentat | |
| Community association | Midi Corrézien | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 59 ′ N , 1 ° 51 ′ E | |
| height | 136-502 m | |
| surface | 25.23 km 2 | |
| Residents | 861 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 34 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 19120 | |
| INSEE code | 19007 | |
| Website | http://www.altillac.com/ | |
 Altillac Town Hall |
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Altillac ( Altilhac in Occitan ) is a French municipality with 861 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Correze in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The inhabitants call themselves Altillacois (es) .
geography
The municipality is located in the Massif Central on the left bank of the Dordogne in the lower part of the Xaintrie . The prefecture of the department, Tulle , is about 40 kilometers north, Argentat a good ten kilometers northeast and Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne about one kilometer west.
Neighboring municipalities of Altillac are Bassignac-le-Bas in the north, Reygade in the north-east, Mercœur in the east, Gagnac-sur-Cère in the south, Astaillac in the south-west, Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne in the west and Brivezac in the north-west.
coat of arms
Description : In the red shield three five-pointed golden stars in bars in the shield head and in blue with a wavy border an upright golden wolf .
history
Stone witnesses such as Neolithic large stone graves already prove a prehistoric settlement of the municipality area. But it was not until the Gallic - Roman period that a community developed under the name Altillac, whose etymological roots lie in the Latin Altus Locus , meaning high place . Thereafter, in Carolingian times , Altillac became a seat of a viguerie .
During the Second World War , on May 28, 1942, the Château du Doux was requisitioned by the regional prefect in Limoges as an internment camp for Jewish families.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 743 | 762 | 720 | 791 | 824 | 800 | 844 | 861 |
Attractions
- Dolmen de La Borderie : Neolithic large stone grave in good condition
- Church Saint-Etienne : 16th century tower of the 14th century, when monument historique classified
- Château du Doux : a luxury hotel, built between 1904–1906
Personalities
- Marcel Conche (* 1922), philosopher
- Adolphe Marbot (1781-1844), General
- Jean-Antoine Marbot (1754–1800), general and politician
- Marcellin Marbot (1782-1854), General
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.altillac.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=48
- ↑ http://www.altillac.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=2
- ↑ L'internement des juifs étrangers au château du Doux 1942-1944. In: Jewishtraces. Retrieved August 17, 2013 (French).
- ↑ http://www.t4t35.fr/Megalithes/AfficheSite.aspx?NumSite=13134