Dournazac

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Dournazac
Dournazac coat of arms
Dournazac (France)
Dournazac
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement Rochechouart
Canton Rochechouart
Community association Pays de Nexon-Monts de Châlus
Coordinates 45 ° 38 ′  N , 0 ° 55 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 38 ′  N , 0 ° 55 ′  E
height 288-498 m
surface 35.97 km 2
Residents 657 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 18 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 87230
INSEE code

Dournazac during the chestnut festival in August

Dournazac , in Occitan Dornasac , is a municipality with 657 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Périgord-Limousin Regional Nature Park in France . It belongs to the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , the Haute-Vienne department and the Rochechouart arrondissement . It borders in the north-west on Cussac (point of contact), in the north on Champagnac-la-Rivière , in the north-east on Châlus , in the east on Bussière-Galant , in the south on Firbeix , in the south-west on Mialet and in the west on La Chapelle-Montbrandeix . Dournazac was the highest point in the canton of Saint-Mathieu . The municipality came to the canton of Rochechouart in 2015 . The residents call themselves Dournazacois or Dournazacoises.

geology

To the east of Dournazac, in the locality of La Rougerie , there are Merlis serpentinites .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2013
Residents 1,257 1,138 1.006 851 810 728 686 650

Attractions

  • Montbrun Castle, a monument historique
  • Saint-Sulpice Church, Monument historique
  • 12th Century Abbey ( L'Abbaye de Thavaud )
Montbrun Castle
Saint-Sulpice church

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