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Treignac
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Treignac (; ) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Treignac, designated one of the 'most beautiful villages of France', is a most typically French town retaining much of its medieval character, situated on the banks of the Vézère river on one of the pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela, the burial place of St James the Apostle along the way known as the Via Lemovicensis and crosses the 13th-century bridge over the river. During the Hundred Years' War, it was pillaged by Rodrigo de Villandrando.
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- Locality
- Treignac
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,500
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Treignac
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Treignac halle.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Old market
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Treignac (Corrèze).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Tulle
- French commune.canton
- Seilhac-Monédières
- French commune.INSEE
- 19269
- French commune.postal code
- 19260
- French commune.mayor
- Gérard Coignac
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 482
- French commune.elevation min m
- 375
- French commune.elevation max m
- 765
- French commune.area km2
- 36.73
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Treignac-la-Montagne
- Population
- 1256
- Area
- 36.73
- Elevation
- 539
- Official website
- mairietreignac.fr
- Image
- Treignac halle.jpg
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- Commons category
- Treignac
- postal code
- 19260
- native label
- Treignac
- male population
- 617
- female population
- 744
- P8168
- 1286 Banachiewicza
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-55-98-00-49
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Treignac (; ) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Treignac, designated one of the 'most beautiful villages of France', is a most typically French town retaining much of its medieval character, situated on the banks of the Vézère river on one of the pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela, the burial place of St James the Apostle along the way known as the Via Lemovicensis and crosses the 13th-century bridge over the river. During the Hundred Years' War, it was pillaged by Rodrigo de Villandrando.
==Geography== ===Location=== Treignac is a commune located in the Massif Central on the Plateau de Millevaches. The village is built between 400 and 500 metres above sea level, at the foot of the Massif des Monédières, in the gorges of the Vézère river, at the gates of the Parc naturel régional de Millevaches en Limousin (Regional Natural Park of Millevaches in Limousin). The site is limited to the west by the Rocher des Folles and to the east by the Saut de la Virolle.
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