Gimel-les-Cascades

Gimel-les-Cascades
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Grommet
Canton	Naves
Community association	Tulle agglo
Coordinates	45 ° 18 ′  N , 1 ° 51 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 18 ′  N , 1 ° 51 ′  E
height	220-606 m
surface	20.86 km 2
Residents	794 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	38 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	19800
INSEE code	19085
Website	www.gimellescascades.fr
Gimel-les-Cascades

Gimel-les-Cascades is a French municipality with 794 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017), situated in the Correze in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The inhabitants call themselves Gimelois (es).

geography

The woods of Gimel

The municipality is located in the Massif Central and is surrounded by extensive forests, the lifeline of which is the Montane River . The Montane also forms the municipal boundary to Chanac-les-Mines in the south . The A89 motorway crosses the municipality, whose exit no. 21 u. a. leads to Gimel-les-Cascades. There are also some departmental roads running through the municipality, including the D1089 (the old route nationale 89).

Neighboring communities

Les Angles-sur-Corrèze	bar	Corrèze
Naves		Saint-Priest-de-Gimel
Grommet	Chanac-les-Mines	Saint-Martial-de-Gimel

history

The region was inhabited early in prehistoric times, and the Gallic-Roman era also left its mark here. Gimel and its church St. Pardoux were first mentioned in history in 936. During the Huguenot Wars , Gimel was attacked by troops of the Catholic League in 1594 . In 1974 Gimel was renamed Gimel-les-Cascades .

Municipal coat of arms

Blazon : Nine times divided by silver and blue with a red sloping bar .

The coat of arms of the municipality of Gimel-les-Cascades is identical to that of the city of Parthenay and the Lords of Parthenay. The coat of arms of origin (silver and blue stripes) is that of the House of Lusignan from the Vienne department . The Parthenay house was linked to the Lusignan house by marriage. The origin of the people in Gimel is also derived from the Lusignan house.

Population development

year	1961	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008	2016
Residents	601	558	494	553	655	630	704	787

Culture

Natural monuments

• The Gimel waterfalls , a French natural monument since 1912

Attractions

• Church of St. Pardoux de Gimel, it dates from the 15th century. Its characteristic feature is the bell gable .
• Castle ruin
• Church Saint-Etienne de Braguse

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  St. Pardoux Church

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  Virgin Mary statue from Saint-Dumine

Web links

Commons : Gimel-les-Cascades  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the municipality of Gimel-les-Cascades (French)
• Les Cascades de Gimel - Tourist Information (French)
• Gimel-les-Cascades on annuaire-mairie.fr

Individual evidence

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3. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.