Branceilles
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Branceilles | |
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 Branceilles (2015) | |
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 Location of Branceilles | |
  Branceilles  Branceilles | |
| Coordinates: 45°00′43″N 1°42′39″E / 45.0119°N 1.7108°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde |
| Canton | Midi Corrézien |
| Intercommunality | Midi Corrézien |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sabine Sabatier[1] |
Area 1 | 11.59 km2 (4.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 279 |
| • Density | 24.1/km2 (62.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19029 /19500 |
| Elevation | 122–244 m (400–801 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Branceilles (French pronunciation: [bʁɑ̃sɛj]; Occitan: Brancelhas) is a commune of the Corrèze department in central France.
The village is first mention in written texts from the 10th century when it was mention as a dependency of the Abbey of Tulle.[3]: 36 In the 14th century, the village had a priory that was a dependency of Vayrac.[3]: 36 During the 1600s, Brabceilles was now a barony of Lords of Pazayac, near Terrasson.[3]: 36
In the late 1800s the vineyards and wine production had been destroyed by the phylloxera pest and farmers reverted to fruit and livestock farming.[3]: 36 In 1986 a group of farmers decided to replant the vineyards.[4] By 1990 the first grapes were harvested.[4] In 1989 a cooperative was established called the S.C.A. de la Cave Viticole de Branceilles.[4] They named the wine estate Mille et Une Pierres later renaming it 1001 Pierres in 2019.[4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 321 | — |
| 1968 | 350 | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 308 | −12.0% |
| 1982 | 272 | −11.7% |
| 1990 | 225 | −17.3% |
| 1999 | 236 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 251 | +6.4% |
Economy
The commune is one of the few wine-growing communes in the Limousin, along with Queyssac-les-Vignes, Saint-Julien-Maumont and Verneuil-sur-Vienne.
