Le Vigen | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Le Vigen (Haute-Vienne).svg |
Coordinates: | 45.7522°N 1.2894°W |
Insee: | 87205 |
Postal Code: | 87110 |
Arrondissement: | Limoges |
Canton: | Condat-sur-Vienne |
Intercommunality: | CU Limoges Métropole |
Mayor: | Jean-Luc Bonnet[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Elevation Min M: | 220 |
Elevation Max M: | 423 |
Area Km2: | 29.51 |
Le Vigen (in French pronounced as /lə viʒˈɑ̃/; Occitan (post 1500);: Lo Vijan) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.
The village lies on the right bank of the Briance, which flows westward through the commune.
The village is said to be the place where Saint Thillo (c. 608–702) died. The church of Saint Mathurin was later built over the oratory where the saint died, although no trace of the oratory has survived.