Vegennes
Végennes (French pronunciation: [veʒɛn]; Occitan: 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 224 | — |
| 1968 | 242 | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 208 | −14.0% |
| 1982 | 200 | −3.8% |
| 1990 | 181 | −9.5% |
| 1999 | 182 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 167 | −8.2% |
History
In 856 at Veterinas, as Végennes was called, Rodolphe de Turenne, Archbishop of Bourges established a Benedictine settlement there. It would fail and he moved the settlement to Vellinus which he renamed Bellus Locus that eventually became Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne.
Notable persons
- Jacques Ricard de Genouillac, dit Galiot de Genouillac - military and French diplomat during the Renaissance, died at Végennes on 15 October 1546
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Aubel, Francois. La Correze: Vallee de la Dordogne (in French). Martel: Editions du Laquet. p. 104. ISBN 2-91033377-9.
- ^ Deloche, M (1859). Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Beaulieu, en Limousin (in French). Imprimerie Impériale.
beaulieu-sur-dordogne.
- ^ "Encyclopédie Larousse en ligne - Jacques Ricard de Genouillac dit Galiot de Genouillac". www.larousse.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 August 2019.
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