Bassignac
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Bassignac | |
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 The Romanesque chapel of Saint-Jacques, in the hamlet of Vendes, in Bassignac | |
 Location of Bassignac | |
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| Coordinates: 45°19′18″N 2°24′24″E / 45.3217°N 2.4067°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Cantal |
| Arrondissement | Mauriac |
| Canton | Ydes |
| Intercommunality | Sumène Artense |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marc Maisonneuve[1] |
Area 1 | 11.95 km2 (4.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 223 |
| • Density | 18.7/km2 (48.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 15019 /15240 |
| Elevation | 359–671 m (1,178–2,201 ft) (avg. 412 m or 1,352 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bassignac (French pronunciation: [basiɲak]; Occitan: Bassinhac) is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of south-central France.[3]
Bassignac is located some 35 km north-east of Tulle and 10 km south by south-west of Bort-les-Orgues. Access to the commune is by the D922 road from Ydes in the north which passes through the length of the commune and the village and continues south to Mauriac. The D12 comes from Veyrières in the west and goes down the western border joining the D922 at Vendes. The D512 branches off the D12 and passes through Parensol continuing north to join the D922 south of Ydes. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Le Fau, Le Marlat, Parensol, Montgroux, Vendes, Brousse, and Champleix. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.[4][5]
Vendes is the largest village in the commune with 60 inhabitants in winter and about 100 in summer and is dominated by the old Sumène viaduct.[6]
The Sumène river flows through the commune from north to south turning west to form the southern border of the commune and continuing west to join the Dordogne north of Arches. The Ruisseau de la Graille rises in the centre of the commune and flows north then south to join the Sumène. The Ruisseau de Rouillade flows south forming the eastern border of the commune before joining the Sumène near the centre of the commune.[4][5]
History
In the 10th century the hamlet of Vendes was the property of Artaud de Charlus. Charlus was a promontory some 4 km north of Vendes and had a fortified chateau on top. There are no remains except a view across the mountains of Auvergne. The Lévis-Charlus family was a noble family.[6]
Bassignac appears as Baßignac on the 1750 Cassini Map[7] and as Bassignac on the 1790 version.[8]
There was a railway running through the commune with the second longest viaduct in Cantal at 367m and a height of 46m. The viaduct and railway were opened in 1893 as part of the SNCF line from Paris-Austerlitz-Aurillac. The line closed on 3 July 1994 and the viaduct was abandoned.[6]
Administration
Demography
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Education
The commune has a public primary school at Vendes.[12]
Associations
- Association 3V - The espavents, Vendes Viaduct Village: Association to safeguard the Sumène viaduct and the festival of scarecrows.[6]
