Donzenac
Donzenac | |
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 A mediaeval street in Donzenac | |
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Location of Donzenac | |
  Donzenac  Donzenac | |
| Coordinates: 45°13′41″N 1°31′30″E / 45.2281°N 1.525°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde |
| Canton | Allassac |
| Intercommunality | CA Bassin de Brive |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Jean-François Chevreuil[1][2] |
Area 1 | 24.12 km2 (9.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[3] | 2,733 |
| • Density | 113.3/km2 (293.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19072 /19270 |
| Elevation | 112–388 m (367–1,273 ft) (avg. 204 m or 669 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Donzenac (French pronunciation: [dɔ̃znak]) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.
The commune is listed as a Village étape.[4]
Geography
Commune of the urban area of Brive-la-Gaillarde located in the Massif Central on the national road N20, 10 km north of Brive-la-Gaillarde.
Perched on an outcrop dominating the Maumont, resulting from the confluence of the Maumont Blanc and the Maumont Noir. Another tributary of the Maumont, the Clan stream waters the western part of the communal territory.
The Château district, Donzenac, a former fortified village, still retains its medieval appearance with its high walls, narrow, winding lanes that all return to the Church district.
The village of Travassac, located 3 km above the town, is one of the most important hamlets of the commune. It is a typical village once inhabited by slate workers who worked in the quarry.
This hamlet is home to a vertically operated former open slate quarry. This unique site in Europe is now open to the public.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,884 | — |
| 1975 | 1,795 | −0.69% |
| 1982 | 1,908 | +0.88% |
| 1990 | 2,050 | +0.90% |
| 1999 | 2,147 | +0.52% |
| 2007 | 2,387 | +1.33% |
| 2012 | 2,584 | +1.60% |
| 2017 | 2,651 | +0.51% |
| 2023 | 2,733 | +0.51% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
See also
- Communes of the Corrèze department
References
- ^ "Donzenac - Le nouveau maire installé dans ses fonctions". La Vie Corrézienne (in French). 27 March 2026. p. 40.
- ^ "Municipales 2026. Publication des résultats au 1er tour" (in French). Ministère de l'Intérieur. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Donzenac | Village Étape".
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
