Salon-la-Tour
Salon-la-Tour Salom |
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Corrèze | |
Arrondissement | Grommet | |
Canton | Uzerche | |
Community association | Pays d'Uzerche | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 30 ′ N , 1 ° 32 ′ E | |
height | 335-492 m | |
surface | 43.01 km 2 | |
Residents | 658 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 19510 | |
INSEE code | 19250 |
Salon-la-Tour ( Salom in Occitan ) is a French municipality with 658 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Correze in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality is a member of the Pays d'Uzerche municipal association .
geography
The community lies on the edge of the Massif Central and, along with Masseret, is the gateway to the Corrèze. The upper reaches of the Forges river , a right tributary of the Bradascou , runs through the municipality.
Tulle , the prefecture of the department, is about 35 kilometers southeast, Brive-la-Gaillarde about 45 kilometers south and Uzerche about 10 kilometers southeast.
The place is about halfway between exits 43 and 44 of the Autoroute A20 .
The neighboring communities of Salon-la-Tour are Lamongerie in the north, Condat-sur-Ganaveix in the east, Saint-Ybard in the south, Benayes in the west and Masseret in the north-west.
coat of arms
Description : A silver tin tower in blue and three (2; 1) blue lions in the golden upper corner on the right .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
Residents | 969 | 1,018 | 926 | 798 | 729 | 722 | 705 | 652 |
Attractions
- Tower , remnants of a fortress from the 11th century, built by the Viscounts of Limoges and destroyed by Richard the Lionheart , classified as a monument historique since 1992 .
- Château du Pin , a 15th century castle, burned down in 1550, rebuilt between the 16th and 19th centuries, burnt down again in 1916, now restored.
- Château de la Grènerie , a castle built in 1450 by the Lesbolières family, then sold to the Beaupoil de St-Aulaire family, a Breton family who completed the construction and later expanded it, classified as a monument historique since 1975 . The castle with a three hectare park and pond can be visited.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://lacorreze.com/villages/salon_la_tour/accueil/carte/salon_la_tour_carte.htm
- ↑ http://lacorreze.com/villages/salon_la_tour/la_tour.htm
- ↑ Entry in the web directory of the Monuments historiques
- ↑ http://lacorreze.com/cartes_postales/anciennes/chateaux/chateau_du_pin.htm
- ↑ http://lacorreze.com/chateaux/chateau_de_la_grenerie.htm
- ↑ Entry in the web directory of the Monuments historiques