Peyrat-le-Château (French: [pɛʁˈa l(ə) ʃɑtˈo]; Occitan: Pairac lo Chasteu) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.
Peyrat-le-Château
Pairac lo Chasteu (Occitan) | |
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The Château of Peyrat-le-Château | |
Coordinates: 45°48′49″N 1°46′25″E / 45.8136°N 1.7736°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Haute-Vienne |
Arrondissement | Limoges |
Canton | Eymoutiers |
Intercommunality | Portes de Vassivière |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Baudemont[1] |
Area 1 | 52.96 km2 (20.45 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,030 |
• Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 87117 /87470 |
Elevation | 390–776 m (1,280–2,546 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Inhabitants are known as Peyratois or Castel Peyratois in French.
Notable people
edit- Gilles Lalay (1962–1992), motorcycle enduro and rally raid competitor
See also
editExternal links
edit- (in French) tourism
References
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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