Noailhac (Corrèze)

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Noailhac
Noalhac
Noailhac coat of arms
Noailhac (France)
Noailhac
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Corrèze
Arrondissement Brive-la-Gaillarde
Canton Midi Corrézien
Community association Midi Corrézien
Coordinates 45 ° 4 ′  N , 1 ° 37 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 4 ′  N , 1 ° 37 ′  E
height 161-502 m
surface 13.51 km 2
Residents 378 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 28 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 19500
INSEE code

Noailhac

Noailhac ( Occitan Noalhac ) is a French commune with 378 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Corrèze department on the western edge of the Massif Central . The inhabitants call themselves Noailhacois (es).

geography

Tulle , the prefecture of the department, is about 35 kilometers northeast, Brive-la-Gaillarde about 15 kilometers northwest and Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne about 25 kilometers southeast.

The Loyre , a left tributary of the Corrèze , has its source in the municipality.

Neighboring communities

Neighboring municipalities to Noailhac are Lanteuil in the north, Lagleygeolle in the northeast, Collonges-la-Rouge in the east, Ligneyrac in the south and Turenne in the southwest and west.

traffic

Junction 52 to Autoroute A20 is about twelve kilometers northwest.

history

Originally the town only consisted of a small castle and a church and came into the possession of the Vicomtes de Turenne in the 13th century . Through this transfer of ownership, the community was also attached to the castellany of Collonges. At the request of the Viscount, the village came under the care of the Famille d'Astorg . In 1738, after the fall of the Turenne family, the Dukes of Noailles bought the place.

coat of arms

Description : The coat of arms is split and divided into gold and blue on the left. On the right , three green diagonal bars in gold . At the top left a red hand and at the bottom three silver towers.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 337 276 242 266 276 310 329 379

Attractions

The Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church with its crowd watchtower
  • The Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church , a religious building from the 12th and 15th centuries, has been classified as a monument historique since February 6, 1923. The south facade of the building is particularly interesting, because an impressive crowd watch tower protrudes from there.
  • The Château de Lacoste , a castle from the 15th, 17th and 18th centuries, has been classified as a monument historique since May 16, 1972.

Web links

Commons : Noailhac  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Entry no. PA00099820 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. Entry no. PA00099819 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)