Razès, Haute-Vienne

Razès

The church of the Glorious Cross, in Razès
Razès

Coordinates: 46°02′00″N 1°20′22″E / 46.0333°N 1.3394°E / 46.0333; 1.3394Coordinates: 46°02′00″N 1°20′22″E / 46.0333°N 1.3394°E / 46.0333; 1.3394
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement Bellac
Canton Bessines-sur-Gartempe
Intercommunality Porte d'Occitanie
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jacky Coulaud-Dutheil
Area1 24.14 km2 (9.32 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,097
  Density 45/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 87122 / 87640
Elevation 360–576 m (1,181–1,890 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.

Razès (Occitan: Rasès) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France.

Inhabitants are known as Razelauds.

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