Azat-le-Ris
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Azat-le-Ris Asac le Ríu |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Haute-Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Bellac | |
| Canton | Châteauponsac | |
| Community association | Haut Limousin en Marche | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 19 ′ N , 1 ° 4 ′ E | |
| height | 170-282 m | |
| surface | 56.22 km 2 | |
| Residents | 257 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 5 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 87360 | |
| INSEE code | 87006 | |
Azat-le-Ris ( Occitan : Asac le Ríu ; also Asac lo Ris ) is a French municipality with 257 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Haute-Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Azat-le-Ris is located in the arrondissement of Bellac and belongs to the canton of Châteauponsac (until 2015: canton Le Dorat ). The inhabitants are called Dorachons .
geography
Azat-le-Ris is about 56 kilometers north-northwest of Limoges . The rivers Salleron and Narablon have their source here . Azat-le-Ris is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Brigueil-le-Chantre in the north, Verneuil-Moustiers in the northeast, Tersannes in the east, La Bazeug in the south, Oradour-Saint-Genest in the south and southwest, Lathus-Saint-Rémy in the west and Bourg-Archambault in the north-west.
The former 675 (today's D675) runs through the community .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 611 | 558 | 468 | 381 | 310 | 294 | 279 | 254 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Geneste church, originally Romanesque church from the 12th century, a historic monument since 1926
- Remains of a Neolithic and a Gallo-Roman settlement
- Puymesnil Castle and park from the 19th century
- Ris-Chauveron Castle from the 19th century
Community partnerships
There are friendly relationships with the French communities of Steinseltz and Wingen in Alsace, but not a community partnership in the narrower sense.
