Sornac Explained
| Sornac |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Sornac (Corrèze).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Ussel |
| Canton: | Plateau de Millevaches |
| Insee: | 19261 |
| Postal Code: | 19290 |
| Mayor: | Jean-François Loge[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Haute-Corrèze Communauté |
| Coordinates: | 45.6681°N 2.1942°W |
| Elevation Min M: | 660 |
| Elevation Max M: | 958 |
| Area Km2: | 59.48 |
Sornac (in French pronounced as /sɔʁnak/; Occitan (post 1500);: Saurnac) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. The river Diège forms part of the commune's northwestern boundary, then flows south-southeast through the commune.
Toponymy
Saornacum (10th century).[2] From the proper name Saturninus, Gallo-Roman owner. Other forms exist in France such as Sadornac, Sadarnac, Sournac, Sornay having the same origin.
Demographics
Local culture and heritage
Places and monuments
- Église Saint-Martin de Sornac - listed as a historical monument in 1927.[3] The church, dating from 12th century, has a barrel vault, three chapels, and a three bay gabled bell tower.[4]
- The Château de Rochefort (13th century) - rebuilt in 1620 (private house).
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
- Deloche . Maximin . 1901 . Pagi et vicairies du Limousin aux IXe, Xe et XIe siècles . Mémoires de l'Institut de France . 36 . 2 . 31–94 . 10.3406/minf.1901.1574.
- Web site: Eglise Saint-Martin . 2023-07-25 . www.pop.culture.gouv.fr.
- Book: Latta, Claude . Le guide de la Corrèze . La Manufacture . Internet Archive . 1996 . 978-2-7377-0403-1 . Lyon . 160 . fr.
