Panazol
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Panazol (French pronunciation: [panazɔl]; Occitan: Panasòu) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France. It is an eastern suburb of Limoges.
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Château de la Beausserie - The Town Hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Panazol | |
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| Coordinates: 45°50′23″N 1°18′39″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Haute-Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Limoges |
| Canton | Panazol |
| Intercommunality | CU Limoges Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Fabien Doucet[1] |
Area 1 | 20.05 km2 (7.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 11,342 |
| • Density | 565.7/km2 (1,465/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 87114 /87350 |
| Elevation | 215–351 m (705–1,152 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Panazol is the third largest town in the department (by population), after Limoges and Saint-Junien. It can be considered as a commuter town.
Théo Sarapo, the singer, actor, and second husband of Édith Piaf died at Limoges on 28 August 1970 on RD 941 at the Panazol exit, direction Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat (Haute-Vienne). His car, a blue Citroen ID19, left the road at high speed and struck a tree the approximate height of Chateau de la Rue. He was removed from the wreckage and rushed to the Limoges hospital, where he died as a result of his injuries at the age of 34. He was buried in Paris at Père-Lachaise cemetery alongside Édith Piaf.
Population
Inhabitants are known as Panazolais.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 3,309 | — |
| 1975 | 5,261 | +6.85% |
| 1982 | 7,269 | +4.73% |
| 1990 | 8,553 | +2.05% |
| 1999 | 9,731 | +1.44% |
| 2007 | 10,076 | +0.44% |
| 2012 | 10,413 | +0.66% |
| 2017 | 10,972 | +1.05% |
| 2023 | 11,342 | +0.55% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
