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Végennes

Coordinates: 44°58′59″N 1°44′26″E / 44.9831°N 1.7406°E / 44.9831; 1.7406
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Végennes
Coat of arms of Végennes
Location of Végennes
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Végennes is located in France
Végennes
Végennes
Végennes is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Végennes
Végennes
Coordinates: 44°58′59″N 1°44′26″E / 44.9831°N 1.7406°E / 44.9831; 1.7406
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCorrèze
ArrondissementBrive-la-Gaillarde
CantonMidi Corrézien
IntercommunalityMidi Corrézien
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Roselyne Poujade[1]
Area
1
10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
176
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
19280 /19120
Elevation125–360 m (410–1,181 ft)
(avg. 270 m or 890 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Végennes (French pronunciation: [veʒɛn]; Occitan: Vegena) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Geography

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Location

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The commune is located in the south of the Corrèze department. The village borders the department of the Lot and the Occitanie region.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962224—    
1968242+8.0%
1975208−14.0%
1982200−3.8%
1990181−9.5%
1999182+0.6%
2008167−8.2%

History

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In 856 at Veterinas, as Végennes was called, Rodolphe de Turenne, Archbishop of Bourges established a Benedictine settlement there.[3]: 100 [4] It would fail and he moved the settlement to Vellinus which he renamed Bellus Locus that eventually became Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne.[3]: 100 

Notable persons

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  • Jacques Ricard de Genouillac, dit Galiot de Genouillac - military and French diplomat during the Renaissance, died at Végennes on 15 October 1546[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Aubel, Francois. La Correze: Vallee de la Dordogne (in French). Martel: Editions du Laquet. p. 104. ISBN 2-91033377-9.
  4. ^ Deloche, M (1859). Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Beaulieu, en Limousin (in French). Imprimerie Impériale. beaulieu-sur-dordogne.
  5. ^ "Encyclopédie Larousse en ligne - Jacques Ricard de Genouillac dit Galiot de Genouillac". www.larousse.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 August 2019.