Country France Department Corrèze Canton Meymac Local time Sunday 11:59 AM | Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine Arrondissement Ussel Area 14.76 km² | |
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Intercommunality Ussel - Meymac - Haute-Corrèze Weather 8°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 48% Humidity | ||
Alleyrat is a French commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.
Contents
- Map of 19200 Alleyrat France
- Geography
- Administration
- Demography
- Civil heritage
- Religious heritage
- References
Map of 19200 Alleyrat, France
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Alleyratois or Alleyratoises
Geography
Alleyrat is located 8 km north-east of Meymac, 11 km north-west of Ussel, and 13 km south of Sornac. Access to the commune is by the D102 road which runs off the D30 west of the commune and passes south-east through the village to join the D57 road in the east. The D57 also passes through the commune in the south from east to west where it joins the D30 just north of Meymac. Apart from the village there are a number of hamlets. These are: Enclisse, Ceppe, Le Soulier, Roumignac, and La Chassagne. The commune is about equally split between forest and farmland.
The commune is part of the Regional Natural Park of Millevaches in Limousin.
The Triouzoune river flows south along the western border gathering a number of tributaries which rise in the commune before continuing south to join the Dordogne. Numerous streams rise in the commune - mostly to join the Triouzoune - but some flow east to join the Diege river.
Administration
List of Successive Mayors
(Not all data is known)
Demography
In 2009, the commune had 103 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.
Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)
Civil heritage
The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
Religious heritage
The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
The Church of Saint Pierre contains many items that are registered as historical objects: