Brivezac
Part of Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Brivezac (French pronunciation: [bʁivzak]; Limousin: Brivasac) is a former commune in the Corrèze department in central France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne.[2]
Brivezac | |
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Part of Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne | |
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 Location of Brivezac | |
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| Coordinates: 45°01′35″N 1°50′28″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde |
| Canton | Midi Corrézien |
| Commune | Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne |
Area 1 | 8.24 km2 (3.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 193 |
| • Density | 23.4/km2 (60.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 19120 |
| Elevation | 139–432 m (456–1,417 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Toponymy
History
The village received the relics of Saint Faustus in 860 during the Norman invasions.[3]: 37 They were brought there from the north, and then from the Solignac Abbey, to be protected from looters.[3]: 37 The place where the ambassadors of the relics and the priests are said to have met is two kilometers upstream, on the road to Champeau. A spring is said to have gushed out during this meeting and was named the spring of Saint Faustus.[3]: 37
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 246 | — |
| 1968 | 303 | +23.2% |
| 1975 | 275 | −9.2% |
| 1982 | 224 | −18.5% |
| 1990 | 208 | −7.1% |
| 1999 | 199 | −4.3% |
| 2008 | 188 | −5.5% |
Places and monuments
- Église Saint-Pierre de Brivezac - The church of Saint-Pierre was listed as a historical monument in 1988. Parts of the church date from twelfth century.[3]: 37 The Romanesque portal of the church, suffering from erosion, is one of the oldest in Limousin is from the eleventh century.[3]: 37
- Spring of Saint Faustus
