Beyssac

Beyssac

The former Charterhouse of Glandier

Coat of arms
Beyssac

Coordinates: 45°21′54″N 1°24′07″E / 45.365°N 01.402°E / 45.365; 01.402Coordinates: 45°21′54″N 1°24′07″E / 45.365°N 01.402°E / 45.365; 01.402
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Corrèze
Arrondissement Brive-la-Gaillarde
Canton Lubersac
Intercommunality Pays de Pompadour
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Serge Sartre
Area1 21.34 km2 (8.24 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 730
  Density 34/km2 (89/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 19024 / 19230
Elevation 215–432 m (705–1,417 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Beyssac is a commune of the Corrèze department in central France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962820    
1968843+2.8%
1975766−9.1%
1982827+8.0%
1990811−1.9%
1999726−10.5%
2008730+0.6%

Personalities

Beyssac was the birthplace of Étienne Aubert (1282 or 1295–1362), who became pope as Pope Innocent VI, and of Suzanne Lacore – born Marie Lacore – (1875-1975).

See also

References

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