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Country
  
France

Department
  
Haute-Vienne

Population (2006)
  
1,544

Local time
  
Monday 11:42 AM

Region
  
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Canton
  
Nieul

Area
  
16.97 km²

Arrondissement
  
Limoges

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Intercommunality
  
Aurence et Glane Développement

Weather
  
15°C, Wind S at 18 km/h, 50% Humidity

Nieul (Occitan: Nuèlh) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.

Contents

Map of 87510 Nieul, France

Inhabitants are known as Nieulois.

Communication

At Nieul, there was a medium wave broadcasting station, which transmitted on 792 kHz with 300 kW and closed in July 2014. It used as an antenna a 90 metres tall mast radiator insulated against ground.

Notable People

  • Albert Chaminade (1912-2009), player and director of basketball, durable politician had a house here
  • School Nieul opposite the castle and the castle June 10, 1944 The Germans ordered by Adolf Diekmann had burned Oradour-sur-Glane stopped here then commandeered, they took the road of the Normandy later the next day.
  • The La Chapelle Saint-Martin, a four-star Relais & Châteaux who can boast of having hosted prestigious guests, starting with President Jacques Chirac and his wife, or Hillary Clinton. Frequented by artists like Eddy Mitchell and the Indochine group, La Chapelle Saint-Martin is also popular actors of the industrial base and foreign delegations visiting Limoges.

    • References

    Nieul Wikipedia
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