Solignac
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Solignac (French pronunciation: [sɔliɲak]; Occitan: Solenhac) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.
Solignac | |
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The Romanesque bridge in Solignac, with the abbey and surrounding buildings beyond | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Solignac | |
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| Coordinates: 45°45′22″N 1°16′34″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Haute-Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Limoges |
| Canton | Condat-sur-Vienne |
| Intercommunality | CU Limoges Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alexandre Portheault[1] |
Area 1 | 16.54 km2 (6.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,552 |
| • Density | 93.83/km2 (243.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 87192 /87110 |
| Elevation | 12–392 m (39–1,286 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The village lies on the right bank of the Briance, which flows westward through the commune. It contains the former Abbey of Solignac, part of the Benedictine order; founded in 631 and rebuilt several times, the current buildings date from the 17th century. Suppressed during the French Revolution and used as a porcelain factory until 1931, the former Abbey church is known as an exceptional example of Romanesque architecture and has been designated a National Historic Monument.[3] On 1 August 2021 the community of Benedictine monks returned to the abbey and will be an active religious site once again.[4]
Solignac-Le Vigen station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde and Limoges. Inhabitants are known as Solignacois in French.
Personalities
- St Ramaclus, 7th-century monk who was the first abbot at Solignac Abbey.
- Joseph Brousseau, French architect probably born at Solignac around 1733 and died at Sées in the Orne on 5 February 1797.
- Georges d'Aubusson de La Feuillade (1609-1697), later Bishop of Embrun and Bishop of Metz was a member and later Abbot of Solignac Abbey, from 1639 to 1649;
