Ambrugeat

Ambrugeat (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃bʁyʒa]; Occitan: Ambrujac) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.

Ambrugeat
Commune
Spring flowers in Ambrugeat
Spring flowers in Ambrugeat
Coat of arms of Ambrugeat
Coat of arms
Location of Ambrugeat
Ambrugeat is located in France
Ambrugeat
Ambrugeat
Ambrugeat is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ambrugeat
Ambrugeat
Coordinates: 45°31′38″N 2°07′07″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCorrèze
ArrondissementUssel
CantonPlateau de Millevaches
IntercommunalityHaute-Corrèze Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Saugeras[1]
Area
1
29.57 km2 (11.42 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
207
 • Density7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
19008 /19250
Elevation614–972 m (2,014–3,189 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Ambrugeacois or Ambrugeacoises[3]

Geography

Ambrugeat is located some 80 km south-east of Limoges and immediately to the west of Meymac. It can be accessed by the D76 road from Meymac which continues through the village then south-west to join the D16 north of Égletons. There is also the D123 minor road running north off the D76 passing through the western part of the commune. The D76E also runs off the D76 to the south-east to join the D36 road. The commune is largely forested with some farmland.[4]

The village lies on the north-western shore of the Lac de Sechemaille whose shores form the eastern border at this point. Several streams rise in the commune and flow into the lake such as the Ruisseau de la Nauche, the Ruisseau de Laubard, and the Ruisseau des Farges. Other streams flow south through the western part of the commune to form the Ruisseau de Sautere.[4]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History
  • 1308: The Bishop of Saint Leonard de Noblat put an end to quarrels between the two Ambrugeat priests.
  • 1370: the entire Barsanges land was attached to the parish of Ambrugeat.
  • 1436: Pierre de Coux was pastor prior for Ambrugeat.
  • 1453: King Charles VII heightened Ambrugeat castle.
  • 1502: Hugues de Beynette founded a vicarage at the altar of the Virgin and a community of fifteen priests were moved to Beynat in Ambrugeat.
  • 1554: François Granier was prior of Ambrugeat.
  • 1558: a survey of the commune was carried out.
  • 1592: King Henry IV was supported by the lord of Ambrugeat.
  • 1598: research was done on the titles of the nobility of Ambrugeat.
  • 1599: Murat Antoine was Curé of Ambrugeat
  • 1647: Gilbert du Boucheron sells the rental property rights for the high, low, and middle for the village of Besse in Ambrugeat.

Heraldry
Arms of Ambrugeat
Arms of Ambrugeat
 Blazon:

Or, three lions gules posed 2 and 1.



Administration

List of Successive Mayors[5]

FromToNameParty
19831995Roger Brette
19952008Jean-Claude NiérasPCF
20082026Michel Saugeras

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 205 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 625—    
1800 592−0.77%
1806 704+2.93%
1821 716+0.11%
1831 793+1.03%
1836 791−0.05%
1841 837+1.14%
1846 912+1.73%
1851 947+0.76%
1856 978+0.65%
1861 1,025+0.94%
1866 1,018−0.14%
1872 1,019+0.02%
1876 1,021+0.05%
1881 1,060+0.75%
1886 1,188+2.31%
1891 1,125−1.08%
1896 1,144+0.34%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,108−0.64%
1906 1,109+0.02%
1911 1,074−0.64%
1921 950−1.22%
1926 871−1.72%
1931 875+0.09%
1936 927+1.16%
1946 614−4.04%
1954 365−6.29%
1962 305−2.22%
1968 270−2.01%
1975 204−3.93%
1982 192−0.86%
1990 184−0.53%
1999 216+1.80%
2007 208−0.47%
2012 200−0.78%
2017 205+0.50%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • A Farmhouse (1) at Laubard (1802)[8]
  • A Farmhouse (2) at Laubard (1811)[9]
  • A Bread Oven at Laubard (19th century)[10]
  • A Bread Oven at Lassagne (19th century)[11]
  • A Farmhouse at Lafond[12] (1663).[13] The Farmhouse contains a pair of Andirons with hobs (19th century) which are registered as an historical object.[14]
  • A Farmhouse at Besse (1662)[15]
  • The Chateau of Ambrugeat (16th century)[16] is at the entrance to the town. It was built as a fortified farm in 1448 by Charles VII.
  • Mills (18th-19th century)[17]
  • Farmhouses (17th-20th century)[18]
Other sites of interest
  • A very old Stone Trough attached to the Chassagnac house at Beynat.[19] Marius Vazeilles, a local scholar, said that the washing-trough is very old.[20]
  • In the same village, there are two other notable troughs. The second is located in the bread oven, a very old construction in the Madesclaire-Aumarchad house. The third is on the terrace of the Cheze Sailly Chassagnac families' house. This trough, in granite, has a diameter of 0.90 m and a height of 0.95 m round and is entirely hand carved. It is clearly a very old piece of undeniable archaeological value.

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • The Calvary of Besse (1623)[21]
  • A Monumental Cross at Laubard (17th century)[22]
  • A Monumental Cross at Lassagne (20th century)[23]
  • A Monumental Cross at Besse (1623)[24]
  • A Monumental Cross (1899)[25]
  • A Presbytery (19th century)[26]
  • The Parish Church of Saint Salvy and Saint Martin (13th century) [27] with its triangular gabled bell tower and three arched bays from the 16th century is at the centre of the village. Inside the church behind the altar is a large altarpiece from the 18th century.
  • Monumental Crosses (17th-20th century)[28]

The Parish Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

  • Church of St. Eloi and St. Martin
    Church of St. Eloi and St. Martin
  • Lintel from the 17th century (Mazaud House at Besse)
    Lintel from the 17th century (Mazaud House at Besse)
  • Altar from the 18th century
    Altar from the 18th century
  • Besse hamlet cross
    Besse hamlet cross
  • Besse Cross (detail)
    Besse Cross (detail)

Notable people linked to the commune
  • Martial Brigouleix, a resistance fighter born on 24 April 1903 at Ambrugeat and shot on 2 October 1943 at Mont-Valerien
  • André Desassis (known as "Darius"), a resistance fighter born in 1920 in the village of Lassagne and died in April 1944 after an unpleasant imprisonment at Limoges. He set up contact with Georges Guingouin as a basis for the first FTP (Francs-tireurs et partisans) troops. A monument was erected to his memory on the town square in Ambrugeat and a ceremony is held every Easter Monday to recall his commitment: in particular the National Association of Veterans of the Resistance (ANACR) and the mayor of the commune.
  • Bernard Mazaud, painter and former resistance fighter

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Inhabitants of Corrèze (in French)
  4. Google Maps
  5. List of Mayors of France
  6. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ambrugeat, EHESS (in French).
  7. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00030197 Farmhouse (1) at Laubard (in French)
  9. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00030198 Farmhouse (2) at Laubard (in French)
  10. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00030200 Bread Oven at Laubard (in French)
  11. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00030196 Bread Oven at Lassagne (in French)
  12. The village is spelled with a "d". There are several spellings (Lafond, Lafon, Lafont). Almost all the people prefer and write Lafont which refers to the town fountain where formerly they would fetch water every day.
  13. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00030194 Farmhouse at Lafond (in French)
  14. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000349 Pair of Andirons (in French)
  15. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00030192 Farmhouse at Besse (in French)
  16. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00030189 Chateau (in French)
  17. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00030186 Mills (in French)
  18. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00030185 Farmhouses (in French)
  19. On 8 August 2010 a party was organized for the development of the trough.
  20. He wrote: "I do not know of another similar except at Feyssaguet in Saint-Setiers but that stone trough is circular where the one at Beynat is rectangular."
  21. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00099651 Calvary at Besse (in French)
  22. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00030199 Monumental Cross at Laubard (in French)
  23. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00030195 Monumental Cross at Lassagne (in French)
  24. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00030193 Monumental Cross at Besse (in French)
  25. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00030191 Monumental Cross (in French)
  26. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00030190 Presbytery (in French)
  27. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00030188 Parish Church of Saint Salvy and Saint Martin (in French)
  28. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00030187 Monumental Crosses (in French)
  29. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19001326 Furniture in the Church (in French)
  30. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000348 Bronze Bell (in French)
  31. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000347 Bronze Bell (in French)
  32. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000346 Commemorative plaque: obituary of Gilbert du Boucheron (in French)
  33. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000345 Decorative Vase (in French)
  34. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000344 Decorative Vase (in French)
  35. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000343 Processional Banner (in French)
  36. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000342 Ex-voto of the House of Lorette (in French)
  37. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000341 Reliquary-Monstrance of Saint Vincent de Paul (in French)
  38. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000340 Sunburst Monstrance (in French)
  39. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000339 Ciborium (in French)
  40. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000338 Paten (in French)
  41. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000337 Paten (in French)
  42. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000336 Paten (in French)
  43. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000335 Chalice (in French)
  44. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000334 Chalice (in French)
  45. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000333 Statue: Saint Salvy (in French)
  46. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000332 Statue: Saint Salvy (in French)
  47. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000331 Statue: Virgin and child (in French)
  48. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000330 Statue: Saint Theresa of Lisieux (in French)
  49. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000329 Sacristy Cross: Christ on the Cross (in French)
  50. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000328 2 Statues: Saint Martin and Saint Salvy (in French)
  51. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000327 Baptismal font enclosure (in French)
  52. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000326 Saint Salvy Altar, Altar seating, Tabernacle, and Retable (in French)
  53. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000325 Virgin Altar, Altar seating, Tabernacle, and Retable (in French)
  54. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000324 Virgin Altar, Altar seating, Tabernacle, Retable, and Altar paintings (in French)
  55. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM19000323 Capital (in French)
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