Sornac
Sornac Saurnac |
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Corrèze | |
Arrondissement | Ussel | |
Canton | Plateau de Millevaches | |
Community association | Haute-Corrèze Communauté | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 40 ′ N , 2 ° 12 ′ E | |
height | 660-958 m | |
surface | 59.48 km 2 | |
Residents | 759 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 13 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 19290 | |
INSEE code | 19261 | |
Portal of the Saint-Martin church |
Sornac ( Saurnac in Occitan ) is a French municipality with 759 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Correze in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The inhabitants call themselves Sornacois (es).
geography
The municipality is located in the Massif Central on the Plateau de Millevaches and therefore also in the Millevaches en Limousin Regional Nature Park .
Tulle , the prefecture of the department, is about 75 kilometers southwest, Égletons about 35 kilometers southwest and Ussel about 15 kilometers southeast.
Neighboring municipalities of Sornac are Le Mas-d'Artige in the north, La Courtine in the northeast, Saint-Rémy and Bellechassagne in the east, Saint-Germain-Lavolps in the southeast, Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois in the southwest, Millevaches in the west and Saint- Setiers and Féniers in the northwest.
The Diège , a tributary of the Dordogne , flows through the municipality.
traffic
The place is about 20 kilometers northwest of exit 23 of the A89 autoroute .
history
The name Sornac is derived from the old word "sorne" and means "dark place" .
coat of arms
Description : A red lion in silver .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
Residents | 982 | 1017 | 1020 | 1125 | 972 | 851 | 817 | 767 |
Attractions
- The Saint-Martin-de-Tours church , a sacred building from the 13th century. The building has been classified as a Monument historique since 1927 .
Web links
- Sornac on annuaire-mairie.fr
- Sornac on lacorreze.com
- Sornac on the website of the municipal association