Laroche-près-Feyt
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Laroche-près-Feyt La Ròcha |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Corrèze | |
| Arrondissement | Ussel | |
| Canton | Ussel | |
| Community association | Haute-Corrèze Communauté | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 42 ′ N , 2 ° 30 ′ E | |
| height | 650-775 m | |
| surface | 17.24 km 2 | |
| Residents | 63 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 4 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 19340 | |
| INSEE code | 19108 | |
Laroche-près-Feyt ( La Rocha in Occitan ) is a French municipality with 63 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Correze in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
geography
Laroche-près-Feyt is the easternmost commune in the Corrèze department. It is located in the Massif Central on the Plateau de Millevaches and therefore also in the Millevaches en Limousin Regional Nature Park .
Tulle , the prefecture of the department, is about 95 kilometers southwest, Ussel about 30 kilometers southwest and Clermont-Ferrand about 60 kilometers east.
Neighboring municipalities of Laroche-près-Feyt are Saint-Merd-la-Breuille in the north, Saint-Germain-près-Herment in the east, Bourg-Lastic in the southeast and Feyt in the west and northwest.
traffic
The place is about 23 kilometers northwest of exit 25 of the A89 autoroute .
history
The Neolithic settlement of the region is proven by various archaeological evidence such as barrows , cromlechs and dolmens .
coat of arms
Description : In silver, a pressed rafter decorated with red and gold , above five (3; 2) red roses . Under the rafter a green deciduous tree.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 145 | 159 | 103 | 115 | 106 | 80 | 79 | 64 |
Attractions
- The Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church , a religious building from the 18th century, is classified as a monument historique .
Personalities
- Pierre Flote († July 11, 1302 in the battle of the Spurs near Kortrijk ,) one of the most famous lawyers from the reign of King Philip IV , probably born in Laroche-près-Feyt.
- Jean Hippolyte Michon (1806–1881), French writer and founder of modern graphology .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from November 28, 2015 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.
- ↑ Entry No. IA00066933 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Web links
- Laroche-près-Feyt on annuaire-mairie.fr