Goulles

Goulles
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Goulles
Goulles Location within France Goulles Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°02′36″N 2°04′50″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Tulle
Canton	Argentat-sur-Dordogne
Government
• Mayor (2026–32)	Adrien Chièze
Area 1	33.4 km2 (12.9 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	323
• Density	9.67/km2 (25.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	19086 /19430
Elevation	278–624 m (912–2,047 ft) (avg. 550 m or 1,800 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Goulles (French pronunciation: [ɡul]; Occitan: Golas) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.

Toponymy

From the Latin gula ("throat, defiled").

Geography

The Maronne river forms part of the commune's northern boundary.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	548	—
1975	524	−0.64%
1982	481	−1.22%
1990	413	−1.89%
1999	333	−2.36%
2007	346	+0.48%
2012	319	−1.61%
2017	332	+0.80%
2023	323	−0.46%
Source: INSEE

Local culture and heritage

Places and monuments

• Église Saint-Martin de Goulles - church rebuilt in the 17th century;
• Église Saint-Pierre du Teule - church restored and enlarged in the middle of the 19th century;
• Maison Forte d'Auyères;
• The ruins of the Tours de Carbonnières - from the 11th century, listed as historical monuments, overlooks the Bedale stream.

• 
  The church of Saint-Martin de Goulles.
• 
  The ruins of the Towers of Carbonnières.
• 
  The fortified Maison d'Auyères.

Notable people

• Jan Krizek (1919-1985), a Czech sculptor, and his wife Jirina (1919-2010), lived there from 1962 until their death, and are buried there.

See also

• Communes of the Corrèze department