Orliac-de-Bar
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Orliac-de-Bar (French pronunciation: [ɔʁljak də baʁ]; Occitan: Orlhac de Bar) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Orliac-de-Bar | |
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| Coordinates: 45°21′42″N 1°48′06″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Arrondissement | Tulle |
| Canton | Naves |
| Intercommunality | CA Tulle Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Fleury[1] |
Area 1 | 14.97 km2 (5.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 256 |
| • Density | 17.1/km2 (44.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19155 /19390 |
| Elevation | 268–528 m (879–1,732 ft) (avg. 428 m or 1,404 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 260 | — |
| 1968 | 289 | +11.2% |
| 1975 | 253 | −12.5% |
| 1982 | 273 | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 234 | −14.3% |
| 1999 | 227 | −3.0% |
| 2008 | 264 | +16.3% |
Places and monuments
The Church of Saint-Laurent of Orliac-de-Bar is quoted in historical writings from the 12th century, but was rebuilt in the 15th century. It is endowed with a Gothic portal and treasures classified as historical monuments: The bells, the baroque tabernacle from the 17th century with wings in gilded wood, the statue of the Madonna of Pity of the fifteenth century, the reliquary and the shrine.
