Grandsaigne

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Grandsaigne
Grand Sanha
Grandsaigne coat of arms
Grandsaigne (France)
Grandsaigne
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Corrèze
Arrondissement Grommet
Canton Plateau de Millevaches
Community association Vézère-Monédières-Millesources
Coordinates 45 ° 29 ′  N , 1 ° 55 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 29 ′  N , 1 ° 55 ′  E
height 532-872 m
surface 19.92 km 2
Residents 52 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 3 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 19300
INSEE code

Grandsaigne ( Grand Sanha in Occitan ) is a French commune in the Correze in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The residents call themselves Grandsaignois (es).

geography

The municipality is located in the Massif Central on the Plateau de Millevaches and thus also in the Millevaches en Limousin Regional Nature Park and is traversed by the Corrèze de Pradines , a right tributary of the Corrèze .

Tulle , the prefecture of the département, is about 37 kilometers slightly southwest, Égletons about 20 kilometers southeast and Ussel about 45 kilometers northeast.

Neighboring communities of Grandseigne are Bonnefond in the north and north-east, Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat in the south-east, Chaumeil in the south-west and Pradines in the west and north-west.

The Lac de Viam is about ten kilometers northwest of Grandsaigne.

traffic

The place is about 20 kilometers northwest of exit 22 of the A89 autoroute .

coat of arms

Description : In blue a golden horn with a shoulder strap, above a silver star , under the horn, heraldically on the right, a golden midday sun and on the left a silver waxing moon .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 144 134 111 87 70 58 47 50

Attractions

Sainte-Madeleine village church in Clédat
  • The Saint-Georges church , a sacred building from the 13th and 14th centuries, is classified as a monument historique .
  • Clédat , museum village

Web links

Commons : Grandsaigne (Corrèze)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Les communes du PNR de Millevaches en Limousin ( Memento of the original from November 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 124 kB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / s3.e-monsite.com
  2. Entry No. IA00029796 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)