Concèze

Concèze

The church of Saint-Julien-de-Brioude, in Concèze

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Concèze

Coordinates: 45°21′20″N 1°20′44″E / 45.3556°N 1.3456°E / 45.3556; 1.3456Coordinates: 45°21′20″N 1°20′44″E / 45.3556°N 1.3456°E / 45.3556; 1.3456
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Corrèze
Arrondissement Brive-la-Gaillarde
Canton Juillac
Intercommunality Pays de Pompadour
Government
 • Mayor (2014-present) Pascal HERMAND
Area1 13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 411
 • Density 31/km2 (79/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 19059 / 19350
Elevation 191–425 m (627–1,394 ft)
(avg. 410 m or 1,350 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Concèze is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. It is famous for its raspberry festival held annually in July and features in the Guinness Book of Records for the largest raspberry tart made in place within the world.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962364—    
1968418+14.8%
1975403−3.6%
1982369−8.4%
1990362−1.9%
1999402+11.0%
2008411+2.2%

Events

Concèze is well known in France for its annual Poetry Festival, in August.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Concèze, si poétiquement vôtre", Jean-Pierre Thiollet, France Soir, 25 July 2011
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