Dampniat

Dampniat Dampnhac
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Brive-la-Gaillarde
Canton	Malemort-sur-Corrèze
Community association	Bassin de Brive
Coordinates	45 ° 10 ′  N , 1 ° 38 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 10 ′  N , 1 ° 38 ′  E
height	116-377 m
surface	15.38 km 2
Residents	727 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	47 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	19360
INSEE code	19068
Website	www.dampniat.com
Mairie (Town Hall)

Dampniat ( Occitan Dampnhac ) is a French commune in the Corrèze department on the western edge of the Massif Central . The municipality is a member of the Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Brive . The inhabitants call themselves Dampniacois (es).

geography

Tulle , the prefecture of the department, is about 20 kilometers northeast, Brive-la-Gaillarde about 10 kilometers west and Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne about 33 kilometers southeast of Dampniat. The tributary of the Roanne , a tributary of the Corrèze , Coiroux and the Roanne itself run through the municipality. The Loyre , a left tributary of the Corrèze, also lines the area to the south.

Neighboring communities

Neighboring municipalities of Dampniat are Saint-Hilaire-Peyroux in the north, Aubazines in the northeast, Palazinges in the east, Albignac in the southeast, Lanteuil , La Chapelle-aux-Brocs and Lagleygeolle in the south, Lanteuil and Albignac in the west and Cosnac in the south and Malemort-sur -Corrèze in the northwest.

traffic

Junction 49 to Autoroute A20 is about 14 kilometers to the northwest.

history

In the 12th century the community owned a women's monastery that belonged to the Obazine Monastery . The parish itself was incorporated into the Brive Provostry in the 14th century.

Gare d'Aubazine

The small town of Gare d'Aubazine , located in the municipality of Saint-Hilaire-Peyroux , is an integral part of the history of Aubazines and Dampniat, far more than that of Saint-Hilaire, as this station was first to be called Gare de Dampniat . But this place was completely unknown and also difficult to spell, Saint-Hilaire was too far away. Aubazine, this name combines eight centuries of history with a great tourist reputation: a remarkable church, two monasteries and canals hanging over wild gorges as well as striking rock formations and megalithic structures. From 1932 the local railroad was replaced by a bus, but the place continued to develop positively.

coat of arms

Blazon : On black a mountain made up of ten golden peaks and in the heraldic right upper corner on gold six red diagonal bars.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2016
Residents	599	608	598	546	569	581	648	743

Attractions

The Saint-Pardoux church , a religious building from the 13th and 15th centuries, has been classified as a Monument historique since February 9, 1927 .

Web links

Commons : Dampniat  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Dampniat on annuaire-mairie.fr
• The church on the Internet

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry no. PA00099760 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)