Turenne

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Turenne
Turenne Coat of Arms
Turenne (France)
Turenne
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Corrèze
Arrondissement Brive-la-Gaillarde
Canton Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche
Community association Bassin de Brive
Coordinates 45 ° 3 '  N , 1 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 3 '  N , 1 ° 35'  E
height 140-408 m
surface 28.03 km 2
Residents 838 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 30 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 19500
INSEE code

Turenne is a French municipality with 838 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Corrèze in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine on the western edge of the Massif Central . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Brive-la-Gaillarde and the canton of Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche .

Turenne is classified as one of the Plus beaux villages de France ( Most Beautiful Villages in France ).

geography

The village is located 15 kilometers south of Brive-la-Gaillarde on the department road D 8, in the valley of the river Tourmente . To the northeast of today's village center is a hill with the largely preserved buildings of the medieval fortress.

In the southeast, in the district of Turenne Gare , the municipality's train station is on the railway line from Brive-la-Gaillarde to Figeac .

The Tourmente rises in the municipality of Turenne .

coat of arms

Description : Six red diagonal bars in gold .

Attractions

The Turenne castle ruins
  • Medieval buildings, including the 7th century La tour César watchtower and the Turenne castle ruins , have been preserved. The large clock dates from the 9th century.
  • The village church is dated to the 17th century.
  • An altarpiece in the church also dates from the 17th century.

history

The village of Nazareth belonged to Turenne until 1924. This passed to the newly formed Jugeals-Nazareth community .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2009 2016
Residents 743 705 699 718 740 742 796 850

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Turenne on Les plus Beaux Villages de France (French)

Web links

Commons : Turenne (Corrèze)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files