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Collonges-la-Rouge
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Collonges-la-Rouge (, literally Collonges the Red; ) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France twenty kilometres south-east of Brive-la-Gaillarde, on the edge of the Limousin plateaus to the north and facing the Quercy, four kilometres to the south.
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Collonges-la-Rouge is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Meyssac, the arrondissement of Brive-la-Gaillarde, and the Corrèze department. It lies in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and shares borders with Chauffour-sur-Vell, Lagleygeolle, Ligneyrac, and Meyssac. The commune is a member of The Most Beautiful Villages of France.
The area of Collonges-la-Rouge is 14.31, with an elevation above sea level of 493. Its population is recorded as 507, comprising 228 males and 258 females. The postal code for the commune is 19500.
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Place details
- Locality
- Collonges-la-Rouge
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 426
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Collonges-la-Rouge
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- COLLONGE LA ROUGE.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Collonges-la-Rouge
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Collonges-la-Rouge (Corrèze).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Brive-la-Gaillarde
- French commune.canton
- Midi Corrézien
- French commune.INSEE
- 19057
- French commune.postal code
- 19500
- French commune.mayor
- Michel Charlot
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 230
- French commune.elevation min m
- 144
- French commune.elevation max m
- 493
- French commune.area km2
- 14.31
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Collonges
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Brive-la-Gaillarde
- Population
- 478
- Area
- 14.31
- Elevation
- 303
- Shares border with
- Saillac
- Official website
- www.collonges-la-rouge.fr
- Image
- COLLONGE LA ROUGE.jpg
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- Collonges-la-Rouge
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- Collonges-la-Rouge
- postal code
- 19500
- associated electoral district
- canton of Midi Corrézien
- male population
- 228
- female population
- 258
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-55-25-41-09
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Population
- Sights
- Houses
- Official buildings
- Castles, hotels and noble houses
- Military architecture
- Religious architecture
- Église Saint-Pierre de Collonges-la-Rouge
- La Chapelle des Pénitents Noirs
- Gallery
- See also
- References
Collonges-la-Rouge (, literally Collonges the Red; ) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France twenty kilometres south-east of Brive-la-Gaillarde, on the edge of the Limousin plateaus to the north and facing the Quercy, four kilometres to the south.
==History== The monks of Charroux Abbey founded a priory in the 8th century which attracted a population of peasants, craftsmen and tradesmen who lived and prospered around its fortified walls. The welcoming of pilgrims for Compostelle through Rocamadour was a lasting source of profit. In 1308, the viscount of Turenne granted the village a right to high, medium and low jurisdiction, permitting it to govern the birth of lineages of prosecutors, lawyers and notaries. The enclosure soon became too small to contain the entire population, and faubourgs were created. Following the French wars of religion, the reconstruction of the nobility's fortune coincided with the viscount's rise in power.
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