Saint-Cirgues-la-Loutre
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Corrèze | |
| Arrondissement | Grommet | |
| Canton | Argentat | |
| Community association | Xaintrie Val'Dordogne | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 5 ' N , 2 ° 6' E | |
| height | 301-575 m | |
| surface | 18.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 176 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 10 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 19220 | |
| INSEE code | 19193 | |
| Website | www.saint-cirgues.correze.net | |
Saint-Cirgues-la-Loutre is a French municipality with 176 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Correze in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The inhabitants call themselves Saint-Cirgois (es).
geography
The community is located in the Massif Central in the Xaintrie , northeast of the reservoir of Hautefage (French: Barrage de Hautefage ) and is traversed by the Maronne . Tulle , the prefecture of the department, is about 40 kilometers northwest and Argentat 15 kilometers west and Aurillac in the Cantal about 40 kilometers southeast.
Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Cirgues-la-Loutre are Saint-Privat in the north, Saint-Julien-aux-Bois in the northeast, Cros-de-Montvert in the east and Saint-Geniez-ô-Merle in the southwest and west.
history
The name of the municipality goes back to the martyr Quiricus or Saint Cyr , whose name was often changed to Saint Cirgues in the south of France . But the name of the municipality has changed several times in the course of history. In the 14th century the place was called Saint Cirgues près Merle , during the revolution Cirgues d'Eyge and it was not until 1920 that it was called Saint-Cirgues-la-Loutre . But where does the unusual place name (in German: Saint-Cirgues-der Otter ) come from? This is told by a legend that is recorded in the church of the community: The builder of the church was upset every morning because his day's work had collapsed overnight. In order to conjure up his fate, he threw his hammer with the will that the church be built where it falls. When the hammer fell, it killed an otter in a fish pond. This legend is also symbolized in the municipal coat of arms.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 339 | 362 | 304 | 267 | 230 | 188 | 195 | 177 |
Attractions
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- Barrage de Hautefage , a reservoir on the Maronne , used as a hydroelectric power station by the Électricité de France .
- The 15th century church of Saint-Cyr
