Vigeois
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Vigeois | |
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 Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Vigeois | |
  Vigeois  Vigeois | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′49″N 1°31′05″E / 45.3803°N 1.5181°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Arrondissement | Tulle |
| Canton | Allassac |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Uzerche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Paul Comby[1] |
Area 1 | 43.25 km2 (16.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,300 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19285 /19410 |
| Elevation | 227–452 m (745–1,483 ft) (avg. 335 m or 1,099 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vigeois (French pronunciation: [viʒwa]; Occitan: Visoas) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Vigeois station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde, Uzerche and Limoges.
The village is first mentioned when a monastery was founded there by Aredius in 6th century.[3]: 269 The late 9th century saw the Vikings sack the monastery.[3]: 31 By 11th and 12th centuries, an abbey church had been constructed.[3]: 269 During the Middle Ages, Vigeois was found in the lands of the Viscounts of Comborns.[3]: 31 Elbes, Viscount of Comborn, chased away the Abbot Olderic's monks and killed its serfs, not longer after the abbey had been consecrated by the Bishop of Limoges.[4]: 174 To placate the church, he would distributed some of the abbey possession to other abbey's, the main beneficiary being the abbey at Uzerche.[4]: 175 The village has an old bridge called the Pont des Anglaise, crossing the Vézère river, and was constructed during the 12th century.[3]: 269
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,312 | — |
| 1968 | 1,497 | +14.1% |
| 1975 | 1,346 | −10.1% |
| 1982 | 1,340 | −0.4% |
| 1990 | 1,210 | −9.7% |
| 1999 | 1,192 | −1.5% |
| 2008 | 1,154 | −3.2% |
