Veyrac
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Veyrac (French pronunciation: [vɛʁak]; Occitan: Vairac) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.
Veyrac | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Veyrac | |
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| Coordinates: 45°53′47″N 1°06′24″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Haute-Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Limoges |
| Canton | Couzeix |
| Intercommunality | CU Limoges Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Yves Rigout[1] |
Area 1 | 33.70 km2 (13.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,137 |
| • Density | 63.41/km2 (164.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 87202 /87520 |
| Elevation | 220–391 m (722–1,283 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. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,070 | — |
| 1975 | 1,019 | −0.70% |
| 1982 | 1,202 | +2.39% |
| 1990 | 1,339 | +1.36% |
| 1999 | 1,539 | +1.56% |
| 2007 | 1,925 | +2.84% |
| 2012 | 2,018 | +0.95% |
| 2017 | 2,071 | +0.52% |
| 2023 | 2,137 | +0.52% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Inhabitants are known as Veyracois in French.
