Ligneyrac
Ligneyrac | |
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 A bilingual road sign, entering Ligneyrac | |
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Location of Ligneyrac | |
  Ligneyrac Location within France  Ligneyrac Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 45°03′10″N 1°37′10″E / 45.0528°N 1.6194°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde |
| Canton | Midi Corrézien |
| Intercommunality | Midi Corrézien |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Nathalie Duranton[1] |
Area 1 | 8.36 km2 (3.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 290 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Ligneyracois, Ligneyracoises |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19115 /19500 |
| Elevation | 138–332 m (453–1,089 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ligneyrac (French pronunciation: [liɲeʁak]; Occitan: Linhairac) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.
Toponymy
The name of the commune refers to Linarius, a Latin character to which the suffix -acum is attached, indicating the "domain of Linarius".[3]
The commune is called Linhairac in Occitan.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 356 | — |
| 1975 | 267 | −4.03% |
| 1982 | 298 | +1.58% |
| 1990 | 284 | −0.60% |
| 1999 | 283 | −0.04% |
| 2007 | 296 | +0.56% |
| 2012 | 319 | +1.51% |
| 2017 | 299 | −1.29% |
| 2023 | 290 | −0.51% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Local culture and heritage
Places and monuments
- Église Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte – a romanesque church of the 12th century, with its oratory, listed as a historical monument since 1928;[5]
- Château du Peuch – probably dating from the 15th century, listed since 1998;[6]
- Château des Roberts;
- Château de la Rue – from the 16th and 17th centuries, a historical monument listed for its facades and roofs since 1965;[7]
- Fontaine Saint-Georges and its Saint-Eutrope spring.
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L'église Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte.
Château de la Rue.
Château de Peuch
House in the village of Ligneyrac..JPG)
House in the village of Ligneyrac.
Notable people
- Adhémar Robert – a cardinal of the 14th century, born at the Château des Roberts;
- Raymond Datheil (1902–1983) – poet, was a young teacher there.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Dauzat, A.; Rostaing, Ch. (1989). Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieux en France (in French) (2nd ed.). Librairie Guénégaud. p. 403. ISBN 2-85023-076-6.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte et oradour". pop.culture.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "Château du Peuch". pop.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "Château de la Rue". pop.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
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