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Country
  
France

Department
  
Corrèze

Intercommunality
  
Canton de Mercœur

Area
  
25.23 km²

Arrondissement
  
Ussel, Corrèze

Region
  
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Canton
  
Mercœur

Population (2010)
  
854

Local time
  
Monday 8:04 AM

Altillac

Weather
  
6°C, Wind E at 6 km/h, 86% Humidity

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

Contents

Map of 19120 Altillac, France

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Altillacois or Altillacoises

Geography

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.

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.

There are quite a number of villages and hamlets in the commune. These are:

History

Altillac was the seat of a Viguerie under the Carolingian dynasty.

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

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Altillac

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010, the commune had 854 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the town since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.

Population Change (See database)

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

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.
  • 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.
  • The Dolmen de la Borderie - a Neolithic Dolmen in good condition.

    • Religious heritage

  • The Church of Saint-Etienne (14th century) is registered as an historical monument. 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:
  • A set of Baptismal fonts
  • Covers for the Baptismal fonts (1700)
  • Bowls for the Baptismal fonts (12th century)
  • The panelling in the Choir (1676)
  • 6 Bas-reliefs (1676)
  • The panelling on the walls (1676)

    • Notable People linked to the commune

  • Jean-Antoine Marbot (1754-1800), General of the Army of the Republic, died in Genoa as a result of wounds received during the siege of the city. Father of Marcellin de Marbot.
  • Jean Baptiste Antoine Marcellin de Marbot, General of the Empire and Baron of Marbot, more commonly known as Marcellin de Marbot (18 August 1782 in Altillac - 16 November 1854 in Paris). He inspired Arthur Conan Doyle and also published his own Memoires.
  • Marcel Conche, born 27 March 1922 in Altillac, French philosopher and professor emeritus of philosophy at the Sorbonne

    • References

    Altillac Wikipedia
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