Collonges-la-Rouge

Collonges-la-Rouge ; Colonjas
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Brive-la-Gaillarde
Canton	Midi Corrézien
Community association	Midi Corrézien
Coordinates	45 ° 4 ′ N , 1 ° 39 ′ E Coordinates: 45 ° 4 ′ N , 1 ° 39 ′ E
height	144-493 m
surface	14.31 km 2
Residents	486 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	34 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	19500
INSEE code	19057
Website	http://collonges-la-rouge.mairie.pagesperso-orange.fr/
	; Alley in Collonges-la-Rouge

Collonges-la-Rouge ( Occitan Colonjas ) is a French municipality with 486 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine in Correze on the western edge of the Massif Central . The residents call themselves Collongeois . Collonges-la-Rouge is one of the most beautiful and picturesque villages in France .

geography

Tulle , the prefecture of the department, is about 40 kilometers northeast, Brive-la-Gaillarde about 20 kilometers northwest and Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne about 22 kilometers southeast.

The main town of Meyssac in the canton of Meyssac is only two kilometers away. The municipality is located in a picturesque landscape on the border between Limousin , Quercy and Auvergne .

Neighboring communities

Neighboring communities are in the north-east Lagleygeolle , in the east Meyssac , in the south Chauffour-sur-Vell , in the south-west Saillac , in the west Ligneyrac and in the north-west Noailhac .

traffic

Junction 53 to Autoroute A20 is about 20 kilometers to the west. Collonges-la-Rouge is from the department of road D38 from Meyssac to Noailhac happens.

history

Collonges la Rouge was an old relay station on the Camino de Santiago and a bailiwick of the Viscount of Turenne . The architecture of the houses in Collonges-la-Rouge shows almost true to the original French rural architecture of the 16th and 17th centuries. In the center of the village is the oldest house in town: the Maison de la Sirène from the 16th century. The church of St. Pierre dates from the 12th century, the Romanesque-limousine tower of which has largely been preserved in its original state.

The church and abbey of Collonges-la-Rouge were built in the 8th century from red sandstone . The name affix "-la-Rouge" testifies to this. The authority was the vice-county of Limoges .

In 1982, the Mayor Charles Ceyrac, who was in office in Collonges from 1977 to 1998, created the Association of The Most Beautiful Villages in France , with the aim of promoting tourism in small rural communities with a considerable historical heritage.