Xaintrie
The Xaintrie , sometimes Saintrie, (in Occitan Sentria) is an independent natural area in the French Massif Central and is located in the department Corrèze (Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ) and Cantal (Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ).
geography
The Xaintrie is a high granite plateau between the Bas Limousin , the Auvergne and the Quercy , where the rivers Maronne , Cère and the Dordogne have left deep gorges.
The largest part is in the Corrèze and includes the following communities divided into the Xaintrie Noire canton Mercœur , south of the Maronne, and the Xaintrie Blanche ( canton Saint-Privat ), north of the Maronne:
Xaintrie Blanche :
Xaintrie Noire :
Xaintrie in the Cantal :
history
The name Xaintrie originated from the contraction of Sainte Trie .
Web links
Commons : Xaintrie - collection of images, videos and audio files
