Ségur-le-Château
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Ségur-le-Château (French: [seɡyʁ lə ʃɑto]; Occitan: Segur lo Chasteu) is a commune in the department of Corrèze in central France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
Ségur-le-Château
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.JPG) Buildings within Ségur-le-Château | |
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 Location of Ségur-le-Château | |
  Ségur-le-Château Location within France  Ségur-le-Château Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 45°25′49″N 1°18′21″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde |
| Canton | Uzerche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Roland Pourchet[1] |
Area 1 | 9.48 km2 (3.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 202 |
| • Density | 21.3/km2 (55.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19254 /19230 |
| Elevation | 270–397 m (886–1,302 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
The viscounts of Limoges, also called the viscounts of Ségur created a small principality, whose last heir was Henry IV. Ségur was the main home of these viscounts, in the heart of their domain.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 400 | — |
| 1968 | 401 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 323 | −19.5% |
| 1982 | 304 | −5.9% |
| 1990 | 269 | −11.5% |
| 1999 | 247 | −8.2% |
| 2008 | 231 | −6.5% |
