Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat

Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat
Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat
Commune
	The church in Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat
	Coat of arms
	Location of Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat
	Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat
	Coordinates: 45°27′27″N 1°58′21″E / 45.4575°N 1.9725°E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Ussel
Canton	Égletons
Intercommunality	Ventadour
Government
• Mayor (2010–2014)	Jacques Chirac
Area 1	40.33 km2 (15.57 sq mi)
Population (2008)	405
• Density	10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	19249 /19300
Elevation	534–876 m (1,752–2,874 ft) ; (avg. 750 m or 2,460 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat (Occitan: Sent Iriès) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.

Etymology

Saint Yrieix (Aredius), who died in 591, was a contemporary of Gregory of Tours. In Attanum he founded a monastery that is the source of the walled city of Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche. He went to the tomb of St. Julien Brioude and brought the relics, and he went very often to pray at the tomb of St. Martin at Tours. He also built churches in honor of various saints he had gone for the relics.

Under the French Revolution, to follow a decree of the Convention, the town changed its name to Yrieix le Déjalat.

Mayors

Yves Maison (Socialist Party)
- Elected in March 2001
- Reelected in 2008

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	509	—
1968	512	+0.6%
1975	461	−10.0%
1982	448	−2.8%
1990	423	−5.6%
1999	392	−7.3%
2008	405	+3.3%

Sights

Site de Franchesse
Maison-Forte de Montamar
Cascades des Pradeleix
Croix sur la place (I.S.)

References

INSEE

External links

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