Veyrac
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Haute-Vienne | |
Arrondissement | Limoges | |
Canton | Couzeix | |
Community association | Limoges metropolis | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 54 ' N , 1 ° 6' E | |
height | 220-391 m | |
surface | 33.7 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,071 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 61 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 87520 | |
INSEE code | 87202 | |
Website | http://www.veyrac.fr/ |
Veyrac ( Occitan : Vairac ) is a commune with 2,071 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Haute-Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Veyrac is part of the canton of Couzeix (until 2015: canton of Nieul ) in the arrondissement of Limoges . The inhabitants are called Veyracois .
geography
Veyrac is about 14 kilometers northwest of Limoges . The Glane crosses the municipality in the north. Veyrac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Peyrilhac in the north and north-east, Saint-Gence in the east, Verneuil-sur-Vienne in the south and south-east, Saint-Victurien in the west and south-west and Oradour-sur-Glane in the west and north-west.
The National Route 141 runs through the municipality .
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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1,127 | 1,070 | 1,019 | 1,202 | 1,339 | 1,539 | 1,896 | 2,018 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Bœuil Monastery , former Cistercian abbey, founded as a Benedictine monastery in 1123, Cistercian from 1162, closed in 1791
- Saint-Martin church from the 11th century
- La Cosse Castle from the 18th century
- Estivaux Castle from the 18th century
- Le Buisson castle from the 17th century
- Pont-Columbier , built in the 17th century ( Monument historique )
Web links
Commons : Veyrac - collection of images, videos and audio files