Sornac

Sornac (French pronunciation: [sɔʁnak]; Occitan: Saurnac) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. The river Diège forms part of the commune's northwestern boundary, then flows south-southeast through the commune.

Sornac
Coat of arms of Sornac
Location of Sornac
Sornac is located in France
Sornac
Sornac
Sornac is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sornac
Sornac
Coordinates: 45°40′05″N 2°11′39″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCorrèze
ArrondissementUssel
CantonPlateau de Millevaches
IntercommunalityHaute-Corrèze Communauté
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-François Loge[1]
Area
1
59.48 km2 (22.97 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
755
  Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
19261 /19290
Elevation660–958 m (2,165–3,143 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Toponymy

Saornacum (10th century).[3] From the proper name Saturninus, Gallo-Roman owner. Other forms exist in France such as Sadornac, Sadarnac, Sournac, Sornay having the same origin.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962982    
19681,017+3.6%
19751,020+0.3%
19821,125+10.3%
1990972−13.6%
1999851−12.4%
2008810−4.8%

Local culture and heritage

Places and monuments

  • Église Saint-Martin de Sornac - listed as a historical monument in 1927.[4] The church, dating from 12th century, has a barrel vault, three chapels, and a three bay gabled bell tower.[5]
  • The Château de Rochefort (13th century) - rebuilt in 1620 (private house).

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Deloche, Maximin (1901). "Pagi et vicairies du Limousin aux IXe, Xe et XIe siècles". Mémoires de l'Institut de France. 36 (2): 31–94. doi:10.3406/minf.1901.1574.
  4. "Eglise Saint-Martin". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  5. Latta, Claude (1996). Le guide de la Corrèze (in French). Internet Archive. Lyon: La Manufacture. p. 160. ISBN 978-2-7377-0403-1.


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