Panazol
| Panazol | ||
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Château de la Beausserie - The Town Hall | ||
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  Panazol | ||
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Panazol | ||
| Coordinates: 45°50′23″N 1°18′39″E / 45.8397°N 1.3108°ECoordinates: 45°50′23″N 1°18′39″E / 45.8397°N 1.3108°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Haute-Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Limoges | |
| Canton | Panazol | |
| Intercommunality | CA Limoges Métropole | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Paul Duret | |
| Area1 | 20.05 km2 (7.74 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 10,270 | |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 87114 /87350 | |
| Elevation | 215–351 m (705–1,152 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Panazol (Occitan: Panasòu) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.
Panazol is the third largest town in the department (by population), after Limoges and Saint-Junien. It can be considered as a commuter town.
Theo Sarapo, the singer, actor, and second husband of Édith Piaf died at Limoges on August 28, 1970 on RD 941 at the Panazol exit, direction Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat (Haute-Vienne). His car, a blue Citroen ID19, left the road at high speed and struck a tree the approximate height of Chateau de la Rue. He was removed from the wreckage and rushed to the Limoges hospital, where he died as a result of his injuries at the age of 34. He was buried in Paris at Père-Lachaise cemetery alongside Édith Piaf.
Inhabitants are known as Panazolais.
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