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Coordinates: 44°58′40″N 1°50′48″E / 44.9778°N 1.8467°E / 44.9778; 1.8467
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Altillac
Commune
The Town Hall of Altillac
The Town Hall of Altillac
Coat of arms of Altillac
Coat of arms
Location of Altillac
Map
Altillac is located in France
Altillac
Altillac
Altillac is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Altillac
Altillac
Coordinates: 44°58′40″N 1°50′48″E / 44.9778°N 1.8467°E / 44.9778; 1.8467
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCorrèze
ArrondissementBrive-la-Gaillarde
CantonArgentat
IntercommunalityMidi Corrézien
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Robert Vialard
Area
1
25.23 km2 (9.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
826
 • Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
19007 /19120
Elevation136–502 m (446–1,647 ft)
(avg. 146 m or 479 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Altillac (Altilhac in Occitan) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Altillacois or Altillacoises[2]

Geography

View of Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne across the river from Altillac

Altillac is a large commune located in the central massif of the Dordogne in the extreme south of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It was formerly called Xaintrie.

It is located some 30 km south-east of Brive-la-Gaillarde, 130 km south-west of Clermont-Ferrand, and about 180 km east of Bordeaux. Access to the commune is on road D940 which goes to the village just 1 km east of Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne then continues south through the commune to Biars-sur-Cere. The D116E branches south-east from this road to join the D14 east of Gagnac-sur-Cere. There is also the D116 coming from Brivezac in the north and the D41 highway to La Chapelle-Saint-Géraud in the north-east.[3]

The Dordogne river forms the western boundary of the commune with some streams from the commune flowing into it including the Ruisseau du Suquet. The eastern border of the commune is formed by the Ruisseau d'Orges which flows south into the Ceres river. The northern border is formed by the Ruisseau de Chauvac which flows west into the Dordogne. The Ruisseau de Laumond on the eastern side also flows east into the Orges as does the Ruisseau de Malaval in the south.[3] There are quite a number of villages and hamlets in the commune. These are:

  • Andole
  • Courbignac
  • Esclaux
  • Fontmerle
  • Freyssignes
  • Gramond
  • Guilles
  • L'Aumond
  • L'Aussac
  • La Borderie
  • La Bourelle
  • La Majorie
  • La Palide
  • La Poujade
  • La Poulvelarie
  • La Veyssiere
  • Le Rodal
  • Le Sagrier
  • Le Treil
  • Les Escures
  • Paliole
  • Siran

Neighbouring communes and villages[3]

History

Altillac was the seat of a Viguerie under the Carolingian dynasty.[4]

On 28 May 1942, the regional prefect of Limoges requisitioned land from the Chateau of Doux to create an internment centre for Jewish families.[5][6]

Heraldry

Arms of Altillac
Arms of Altillac
 The official status of the blazon remains to be determined.

Blazon:
Azure, a wolf rampant of Or bordure engrailed in gules, in chief the same charged with three mullets of Or.



Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Altillac

From To Name Party Position
1808 1834 Antoine Dauvis Bichiran
1834 1837 Jean Frédéric Bichiran
1837 1878 Jean Joseph Fontanille
1878 1883 Jean Baptiste Victor Borie
1883 1884 Joseph Lebrun
1884 1885 Jules d'Humieres
1885 1888 Jules Argueyrolles
1888 1904 Philippe Dounier
1904 1908 Louis Lamond
1908 1919 Jean Versejoux
1919 1934 Ernest Faugere
1934 1944 Georges Mas
1944 1945 Romain Conche
1945 1958 Georges Mas
1958 1977 Romain Conche
1977 1983 Robert Audrerie
1983 1995 Pierre Poulvelarie
1995 2001 Jean-Claude Vergne
2001 Current Robert Vialard

(Not all data is known)

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2005839—    
2006833−0.7%
2007844+1.3%
2008843−0.1%
2009849+0.7%
2010854+0.6%
2011860+0.7%
2012868+0.9%
2013866−0.2%
2014864−0.2%
2015861−0.3%
2016867+0.7%

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

  • The Chateau du Doux was built in 1904-1906 from plans by Jean-Louis Pascal. Influenced by the style used in Deauville, it is built in the style of Xaintrie, the nearest town, to serve as a luxury hotel. It is built above a valley and offers views of the surrounding landscape. Different styles are used for the window frames: simple windows, large curved bayss with stone latticework, cross windows, skylights, and capucine passantes. It used local materials to allow it to have a regional air: stones of various colours and a slate roof. Inside, the woodwork is Art Nouveau.[6]
  • On the other side of the valley is the Doux domain where large farm buildings have been built: huge barns/stables on two levels with many barns built in imitation of small farms, which form a semblance of a hamlet, a henhouse, and a bread oven. All buildings - the hotel and the farm buildings - are certified as heritage of the 20th century.[6]
  • The Dolmen de la Borderie - a Neolithic Dolmen in good condition.[7]

Religious heritage

  • The Church of Saint-Etienne (14th century) is registered as an historical monument.[8] It was built in 1528 except for the bell tower which dates back to the 14th century. The Church contains several items that are registered as historical objects:

Personalities

Notable personalities linked to the commune include:

See also

Notes and references

Notes


References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ Inhabitants of Corrèze (in French)
  3. ^ a b c Google Maps
  4. ^ Préfectoral decree of 27 August 1975, French Ministry of Culture Notice PA00099650 Altillac (in French)
  5. ^ "Château du Doux". Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
  6. ^ a b c Colette Aymard (Director of Publication), Architecture and Heritage of the 20th century in Corrèze, Direction régionale des affaires culturelles du Limousin, 2010, p. 1-2 (in French)
  7. ^ Megaliths
  8. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00099650 Church of Saint-Etienne (in French)
  9. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM19001279 Set of Baptismal fonts (in French)
  10. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM19000828 Covers for the Baptismal fonts (in French)
  11. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM19000498 Bowls for the Baptismal fonts (in French)
  12. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM19000006 Panelling in the choir (in French)
  13. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM19000692 6 Bas-reliefs (in French)
  14. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM19000691 Panelling on the walls (in French)
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