Saint-Augustin (Corrèze)
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Saint-Augustin Sent Augustin |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Corrèze | |
| Arrondissement | Grommet | |
| Canton | Naves | |
| Community association | Tulle agglo | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 26 ′ N , 1 ° 50 ′ E | |
| height | 355-897 m | |
| surface | 29.31 km 2 | |
| Residents | 423 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 19390 | |
| INSEE code | 19181 | |
| Website | www.saintaugustin-19.fr | |
Saint-Augustin ( Sent Augustin in Occitan ) is a French municipality with 423 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Correze in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The inhabitants call themselves Saint-Augustinois (es).
geography
The municipality is located in the Massif Central in the southern part of the Plateau de Millevaches and therefore also in the Regional Nature Park Millevaches en Limousin . The Vézère runs north and the Corrèze south of the municipality.
Tulle , the prefecture of the department, is about 20 kilometers to the southwest and Égletons about 20 kilometers to the east. Exit 21 of the Autoroute A89 is about 15 kilometers south.
Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Augustin are Veix in the north, Chaumeil in the east, Meyrignac-l'Église in the south-east, Orliac-de-Bar in the south-west, Beaumont in the west and Madranges in the north-west.
The source of the Madrange , a left tributary of the Vézère , is located at the Col du Bos, near the municipal boundary between Saint-Augustin and Veix .
history
The community began in the 9th and 10th centuries. The first church buildings are known from 950, but the place it is today did not exist then. This place with a small wooden church was first hit by the plague and later by leprosy in the 12th century , depopulated and destroyed. The latter was finally fought by means of a leper colony in Tourondel in the east of the village. The survivors then settled nearby at an Augustinian monastery . The place developed from simple wooden huts around 1300 until the 16th century, when the church was built. During the Huguenot Wars , the area was the scene of some clashes between Catholics and Protestants. The protagonists here were on the Catholic side the Baron de Treignac , Louis de Pompadour , and on the Protestant side the Viscount de Ventadour . The fighting finally escalated to the extent that Louis de Pompadour set fire to the Monédièren to drive the fighters and marauding gangs out of the mountains. The result was frightening, forest and arable land as well as smaller places were burned in over 80 kilometers in the round, the place Saint-Jacques des Monédières disappeared completely from the map. The Protestants were defeated, but the economic consequences were immense and are still felt today.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2016 |
| Residents | 550 | 636 | 536 | 527 | 448 | 405 | 443 | 424 |
Attractions
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- The 16th century church of Saint-Augustin with a remarkable altarpiece and, rare for this region, wooden paneling that imitates ribbed arches.
- The Château de Beyssac , 15th century castle
- The Château du Tourondel , 15th century castle
- Old town houses from the 17th century
- The L'Etang de Ganezande , a pond in the Monédièren
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://lacorreze.com/villages/st_augustin/accueil/carte/carte_st-augustin.htm
- ↑ http://s3.e-monsite.com/2011/03/13/99431175communespnr-pdf.pdf
- ↑ http://www.saintaugustin-19.fr/origines.php
- ↑ http://www.saintaugustin-19.fr/incendie.php
- ↑ http://www.saintaugustin-19.fr/origines.php
- ↑ http://www.saintaugustin-19.fr/seigneurs.php
- ↑ http://www.saintaugustin-19.fr/seigneurs.php
- ↑ http://lacorreze.com/villages/st_augustin/chateau_tourondelle.htm
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated November 13, 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.
