Soursac
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Soursac Sorçac |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Corrèze | |
| Arrondissement | Ussel | |
| Canton | Égletons | |
| Community association | Haute-Corrèze Communauté | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 17 ′ N , 2 ° 12 ′ E | |
| height | 251-571 m | |
| surface | 42.00 km 2 | |
| Residents | 505 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 12 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 19550 | |
| INSEE code | 19264 | |
| Website | www.soursac-infos.com | |
 Soursac - Town Hall |
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Soursac ( Sorçac in Occitan - pronounced Chourcha ) is a French municipality with 505 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Correze in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The inhabitants call themselves Soursacois (es).
geography
The municipality is located in the Massif Central , on the Luzège river , around four kilometers north of the Dordogne - Barrage-de-l'Aigle dam and is surrounded by extensive forests. Tulle , the prefecture of the department, is around 45 kilometers to the west and Égletons around 20 kilometers to the northwest. Neighboring municipalities of Soursac are Saint-Pantaléon-de-Lapleau and Latronche in the north, Sourniac in the east, Chalvignac in the southeast, Rilhac-Xaintrie and Auriac south, Laval-sur-Luzège in the west and Lapleau in the northwest.
coat of arms
Description : In red, three (2; 1) six-pointed silver stars under a silver shield head with five-pointed red tournament collar .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1.009 | 968 | 871 | 696 | 569 | 505 | 484 | 502 |
Attractions
- Barrage de l'Aigle , a reservoir in the Dordogne , used as a hydroelectric power station by the Électricité de France .
- Viaduc des Rochers Noirs , an old suspension bridge over the Luzège between Soursac and Lapleau , classified as a Monument historique since December 6, 2000
