Bort-les-Orgues

Bort-les-Orgues

General view from les Orgues.

Coat of arms
Bort-les-Orgues

Coordinates: 45°24′N 2°30′E / 45.4°N 2.5°E / 45.4; 2.5Coordinates: 45°24′N 2°30′E / 45.4°N 2.5°E / 45.4; 2.5
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Corrèze
Arrondissement Ussel
Canton Bort-les-Orgues
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Nathalie Delcouderc-Juillard
Area1 15.07 km2 (5.82 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 3,194
  Density 210/km2 (550/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 19028 / 19110
Elevation 403–788 m (1,322–2,585 ft)
(avg. 437 m or 1,434 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.

Bort-les-Orgues (Bòrt in Occitan) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.

Geography

Bort-les-Orgues is situated on the Dordogne.

The river Rhue forms part of the commune's southeastern border, then flows into the Dordogne.

Sights

Bort-les-Orgues takes its name from les Orgues, an organ-shaped old volcano at the foot of which it lies.
The waterfall from the Saut de la Saule on the Rhue.
Another touristic feature is the medieval Château de Val located in Lanobre, emerging from the side of a lake created by a high dam built on the river.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19625,115    
19684,937−3.5%
19755,075+2.8%
19824,509−11.2%
19904,208−6.7%
19993,535−16.0%
20083,194−9.6%

Personalities

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