Eymoutiers
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Eymoutiers Aimostier |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Haute-Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Limoges | |
| Canton | Eymoutiers (main town) | |
| Community association | Portes de Vassivière | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 44 ′ N , 1 ° 45 ′ E | |
| height | 316-758 m | |
| surface | 70.22 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,062 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 29 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 87120 | |
| INSEE code | 87064 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-eymoutiers.fr/ | |
 Town hall (mairie) of Eymoutiers |
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Eymoutiers ( Occitan : Aimostier ) is a French village with 2,062 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Haute-Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Limoges and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Eymoutiers . The inhabitants are called Pelauds .
geography
Eymoutiers is located in the Plateau de Millevaches in the Massif Central about 38 kilometers east-southeast of Limoges on the Vienne . Eymoutiers is surrounded by the neighboring communities Augne in the north and north-west, Saint-Amand-le-Petit in the north and north-east, Nedde in the east, L'Église-aux-Bois in the south-east, Chamberet in the south, Domps in the south-west, Sainte-Anne- de-Priest in the west and south-west, Neuvic-Entier in the west and Bujaleuf in the north-west.
The former Routes nationales 140 (today's D940), 679 (today's D979) and 692 run through the municipality .
history
The village dates back to the settlement around a monastery founded by the Holy Psalms mode. In 1428 Eymoutiers became its own diocese. In the meantime, during the Reformation, a not insignificant part of the population committed itself to Calvinism, so that the village was affected during the wars of religion (also: Huguenot wars ). Among other things, the city wall was razed.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,029 | 1,061 | 2,188 | 3,006 | 3,423 | 3,652 | 4.029 | 4,313 |
Attractions
- Saint-Étienne collegiate church from the 15th century, Monument historique
- Ayen tower from the 16th century
- Town hall, former Ursuline convent
- Romanet house from the 15th and 16th centuries, monument historique since 1986
Personalities
- Paul Rebeyrolle (1926–2005), painter
- Cyril Jonard (* 1976), judoka
Community partnerships
Partnerships exist with the German municipality of Diespeck in Middle Franconia (Bavaria) and with the Canadian municipality of Saint-Pamphile in Québec.
