Végennes Explained

Végennes
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Végennes (Corrèze).svg
Arrondissement:Brive-la-Gaillarde
Canton:Midi Corrézien
Insee:19280
Postal Code:19120
Mayor:Roselyne Poujade[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Midi Corrézien
Coordinates:44.9831°N 1.7406°W
Elevation M:270
Elevation Min M:125
Elevation Max M:360
Area Km2:10.11

Végennes (in French pronounced as /veʒɛn/; Occitan (post 1500);: Vegena) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Geography

Location

The commune is located in the south of the Corrèze department. The village borders the department of the Lot and the Occitanie region.

Population

History

In 856 at Veterinas, as Végennes was called, Rodolphe de Turenne, Archbishop of Bourges established a Benedictine settlement there.[2] [3] It would fail and he moved the settlement to Vellinus which he renamed Bellus Locus that eventually became Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne.[2]

Notable persons

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: Aubel, Francois. La Correze: Vallee de la Dordogne. Editions du Laquet. 2-91033377-9. Martel. 104. fr.
  3. Book: Deloche, M. Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Beaulieu, en Limousin. beaulieu-sur-dordogne.. 1859. Imprimerie Impériale. fr.
  4. Web site: Encyclopédie Larousse en ligne - Jacques Ricard de Genouillac dit Galiot de Genouillac. www.larousse.fr. fr. 2019-08-16.