Queyssac-les-Vignes
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| Coordinates: 44°58′01″N 1°46′05″E / 44.9669°N 1.7681°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde |
| Canton | Midi Corrézien |
| Intercommunality | Midi Corrézien |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Louis Roche[1] |
Area 1 | 11.13 km2 (4.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 235 |
| • Density | 21.1/km2 (54.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19170 /19120 |
| Elevation | 134–343 m (440–1,125 ft) (avg. 310 m or 1,020 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Queyssac-les-Vignes (French pronunciation: [kɛsak le viɲ]; Occitan: 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 the one of their liege lords, the de Corn family.[3]: 72 [4] The castle was rebuilt in 1545 in a renaissance style and survived until 1860 when it was demolished.[4] A tower remains.[4]
Its slopes grew grapes for wine up until the 1880s 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.[4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 203 | — |
| 1968 | 253 | +24.6% |
| 1975 | 222 | −12.3% |
| 1982 | 213 | −4.1% |
| 1990 | 191 | −10.3% |
| 1999 | 180 | −5.8% |
| 2008 | 192 | +6.7% |
Local culture and heritage
- Église de l’Assomption-de-Notre-Dame de Queyssac-les-Vignes;
- Manoir du Battutt - a listed monument in 1971, is a privately owned manor house, later converted to a farmhouse, which dates from between the 1500 and 1600s.[5] Has a long main building with two wings that form a inner courtyard with a octagonal stairway tower on one end;[5]
- Les Goudeaux - panoramic view of Quercy and the Lot;[3]: 72
- Queyssac-Bas - below the main village, has a cemetery surrounded by a low stone wall, the Chapelle Saint-Blaise dating from 11th century.[3]: 72
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ a b c Corrèze. Vallée de la Dordogne (in French). Martel: Les Éditions du Laquet. ISBN 2-91033377-9.
- ^ a b c d Latta, Claude (1996). Le guide de la Corrèze. Internet Archive. Lyon: La Manufacture. p. 233. ISBN 978-2-7377-0403-1.
- ^ a b "Manoir du Battut". Musée du Patrimoine de France (in French). Retrieved 19 March 2026.
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