Beyssenac

Beyssenac
Commune

Mill on the Auvézère

Coat of arms
Beyssenac

Coordinates: 45°24′18″N 1°17′13″E / 45.40500°N 1.2869°E / 45.40500; 1.2869Coordinates: 45°24′18″N 1°17′13″E / 45.40500°N 1.2869°E / 45.40500; 1.2869
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Corrèze
Arrondissement Brive-la-Gaillarde
Canton Uzerche
Intercommunality Pays de Pompadour
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Francis Comby
Area1 18.30 km2 (7.07 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 363
 • Density 20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 19025 /19230
Elevation 253–436 m (830–1,430 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.

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

Beyssenac is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962553—    
1968505−8.7%
1975451−10.7%
1982405−10.2%
1990382−5.7%
1999347−9.2%
2008363+4.6%

Sights

It is home to a Romanesque church (12th century) and a monument commemorating a massacre made by Nazi troops against the population of 16 February 1944.

See also

References

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