Seilhac

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Seilhac
Seilhac coat of arms
Seilhac (France)
Seilhac
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Corrèze
Arrondissement Grommet
Canton Seilhac-Monédières (main town)
Community association Tulle agglo
Coordinates 45 ° 22 ′  N , 1 ° 43 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 22 ′  N , 1 ° 43 ′  E
height 317-547 m
surface 25.75 km 2
Residents 1,737 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 67 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 19700
INSEE code

Seilhac Castle

Seilhac ( Selhac in Occitan ) is a French municipality with 1737 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Corrèze in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The inhabitants call themselves Seilhacois (es).

geography

The community is located in the Massif Central . The prefecture of the Tulle department is located about 15 kilometers to the southeast and Brive-la-Gaillarde about 30 kilometers to the southwest.

The neighboring communities of Seilhac are Chamboulive in the north, Saint-Salvadour in the east, Bar in the southeast, Naves in the southwest, Saint-Clément and Saint-Jal in the northwest.

coat of arms

Description : In blue a gold pressed rafter with two silver buckets above and one below the rafter and a red shield head with three bars of five-pointed golden stars .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 1,243 1,247 1,319 1,440 1,540 1,636 1,974 1,719

Attractions

  • Saint-Nicolas church
Church and castle
  • Seilhac Castle
  • Lac de Bournazel

Town twinning

Web links

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