Queyssac-les-Vignes explained

Queyssac-les-Vignes
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Queyssac-les-Vignes (Corrèze).svg
Arrondissement:Brive-la-Gaillarde
Canton:Midi Corrézien
Insee:19170
Postal Code:19120
Mayor:Jean-Louis Roche[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Midi Corrézien
Coordinates:44.9669°N 1.7681°W
Elevation M:310
Elevation Min M:134
Elevation Max M:343
Area Km2:11.13

Queyssac-les-Vignes (in French pronounced as /kɛsak le viɲ/; Occitan (post 1500);: Caissac las Vinhas) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.

History

In the historical past, the village was under control of the Viscounty of Turenne, with a castle which they owned until the 13th century before it passed to other families.[2] The castle was rebuilt in 1545 in a renaissance style and survived until 1860 when it was demolished.[2] A tower remains.[2]

Its slopes grew grapes for wine up until the 1880's when phylloxera destroyed its main industry but a few vineyards remain growing grape for Vin paillé (straw wine) now classified as the Corrèze (AOC) wine region.[2]

Population

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Book: Latta, Claude . Le guide de la Corrèze . La Manufacture . Internet Archive . 1996 . 978-2-7377-0403-1 . Lyon . 233.