Compreignac
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Compreignac Comprenhac |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Haute-Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Bellac | |
| Canton | Bellac | |
| Community association | Élan Limousin Avenir Nature | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 0 ′ N , 1 ° 17 ′ E | |
| height | 301-587 m | |
| surface | 47.62 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,838 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 39 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 87140 | |
| INSEE code | 87047 | |
Compreignac ( Occitan : Comprenhac ) is a French commune with 1,838 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the north of the Haute-Vienne department . It belongs to the arrondissement of Bellac and the canton of Bellac (until 2015: canton of Nantiat ). The inhabitants call themselves " Compreignacois ".
geography
Compreignac is about 18 kilometers north of Limoges on the Vincou , which rises here. Compreignac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Razès in the northeast, Saint-Sylvestre in the east, Bonnac-la-Côte in the south, Saint-Jouvent in the southwest, Thouron in the west and Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac with Saint-Symphorien-sur-Couze in the Northwest and Saint-Pardoux to the north.
The A20 autoroute runs through the east of the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 1,333 | 1,190 | 1,070 | 1,130 | 1,280 | 1,435 | 1,621 | 1,763 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the 12th century, monument historique since 1910
- Bachellerie, Margnac and Vénachat uranium mines
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