Végennes
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Végennes (French pronunciation: [veʒɛn]; Occitan: Vegena) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Végennes | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Végennes | |
  Végennes Location within France  Végennes Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 44°58′59″N 1°44′26″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde |
| Canton | Midi Corrézien |
| Intercommunality | Midi Corrézien |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Roselyne Poujade[1] |
Area 1 | 10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 171 |
| • Density | 16.9/km2 (43.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19280 /19120 |
| Elevation | 125–360 m (410–1,181 ft) (avg. 270 m or 890 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Location
The commune is located in the south of the Corrèze department. The village borders the department of the Lot and the Occitanie region.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 242 | — |
| 1975 | 208 | −2.14% |
| 1982 | 200 | −0.56% |
| 1990 | 181 | −1.24% |
| 1999 | 182 | +0.06% |
| 2007 | 167 | −1.07% |
| 2012 | 163 | −0.48% |
| 2017 | 181 | +2.12% |
| 2023 | 171 | −0.94% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
History
In 856 at Veterinas, as Végennes was called, Rodolphe de Turenne, Archbishop of Bourges established a Benedictine settlement there.[4]: 100 [5] It would fail and he moved the settlement to Vellinus which he renamed Bellus Locus that eventually became Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne.[4]: 100
Notable persons
- Jacques Ricard de Genouillac, dit Galiot de Genouillac - military and French diplomat during the Renaissance, died at Végennes on 15 October 1546[6]
