Savignac-Lédrier | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Nontron |
Canton: | Isle-Loue-Auvézère |
Insee: | 24526 |
Postal Code: | 24270 |
Mayor: | Christian André Laguyonie[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 45.3647°N 1.2214°W |
Elevation M: | 330 |
Elevation Min M: | 214 |
Elevation Max M: | 374 |
Area Km2: | 26.9 |
Savignac-Lédrier (in French pronounced as /saviɲak ledʁije/; Occitan (post 1500);: Savinhac Ledrier) is a commune in the Dordogne department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
The commune is situated by the Auvézère river, and is surrounded by other communes including Saint-Cyr-les-Champagnes, Saint-Mesmin, Lanouaille and Payzac. The principal town (La Chapelle) and two villages (La Garanne and La Croix-Merle) are close to the town of Payzac. The town halls of Savignac-Lédrier and Payzac are only 700 m apart.
At the creation of the departments in 1790, the commune became a part of the Corrèze département. Three years later in 1793, it was attached to the Dordogne département.