Sainte-Fortunade

Sainte-Fortunade
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Grommet
Canton	Sainte-Fortunade (main town)
Community association	Tulle agglo
Coordinates	45 ° 12 ′  N , 1 ° 46 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 12 ′  N , 1 ° 46 ′  E
height	187-585 m
surface	38.31 km 2
Residents	1,784 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	47 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	19490
INSEE code	19203
Website	www.ste-fortunade.fr

Sainte-Fortunade is a French commune with 1,784 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017), situated in the Correze in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The inhabitants call themselves Fortunadais (es). The community is a member of the community association Tulle Agglo .

geography

The municipality is located in the Massif Central , about nine kilometers south of Tulle , the prefecture of the department .

The municipality is located on a plateau slightly inclined towards the Corrèze in the north and towards the Ganette in the south .

Neighboring municipalities of Laguenne are Tulle in the north, Laguenne-sur-Avalouze with Laguenne in the northeast, Ladignac-sur-Rondelles in the east, Lagarde-Marc-la-Tour and Albussac in the southeast, Beynat in the south, Le Chastang in the southwest, Cornil in the west as well as Chameyrat in the northwest.

history

In the area around Sainte-Fortunade, traces of settlement from prehistoric times can be found, including the so-called disappeared dolmen of Clairfarge as a former witness of the megalithic era . This also included a "trunk road" from the Bronze and Iron Ages between Aremorica and the Mediterranean Sea that probably passed near Sainte-Fortunade . This seems to be borne out by the large number of flint finds. The Celts and Romans also left their mark on the municipality. Until 894 the castle and place were called Saint Martial le Noir , after the arrival of the relics of St. Fortunade, the place was renamed after her.

Municipal coat of arms

Description : Split in blue and gold. In front three golden rochs , behind a black crowned, red-tongued and red- armed black lion .

The coat of arms of Sainte-Fortunade is the old coat of arms of the Counts of Lavour of Sainte-Fortunade. On the left, three rocks of gold arranged in a chessboard-like pattern, on the right a crowned lion on a gold background.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2016
Residents	1546	1378	1619	1605	1718	1758	1762	1789

Attractions

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• Puy la Place castle with landscaped park with numerous remarkable plants
• 15th century castle built by the Counts of Lavour of Sainte-Fortunade

Web links

Commons : Sainte-Fortunade  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Sainte-Fortunade on the Internet
• Sainte-Fortunade on annuaire-mairie.fr
• Sainte-Fortunade

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://lacorreze.com/villages/ste_fortunade/accueil/carte/carte_ste_fortunade.htm
2. ↑ http://lacorreze.com/villages/ste_fortunade.htm
3. ↑ http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/bspf_0249-7638_1936_num_33_3_4456
4. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated May 2, 2013 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. 
5. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated May 2, 2013 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. 
6. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from April 28, 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. 
7. ↑ http://lacorreze.com/villages/ste_fortunade/le_chateau.htm