Corrèze

Corrèze

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TownCorrèzeMeyrignac-l'Église at 4.5 km (5 min)
Insee code19062Bar at 7 km (9 min)
Postcode19800Vitrac-sur-Montane at 7.4 km (9 min)
Latitude45.3721140Saint-Augustin at 7.9 km (9 min)
Longitude1.8737390Saint-Priest-de-Gimel at 10.1 km (12 min)
AltitudeFrom 295 to 644 metersBeaumont at 11.1 km (13 min)
Surface34.16 km²Eyrein at 11.5 km (13 min)
Population1201 inhabitantsGimel-les-Cascades at 12.1 km (13 min)
Density35 inhabitants/km²Orliac-de-Bar at 12.3 km (15 min)
National labelChaumeil at 12.4 km (15 min)
Chief townTulle (at 22 km, 23 min)Les Angles-sur-Corrèze at 13.4 km (14 min)
DepartmentCorrèzeSaint-Martial-de-Gimel at 15 km (18 min)
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TOWN PRESENTATION

In Corrèze Corrèze, capital of Canton, is watered by the river whose valley Corrèze, very picturesque, is a classified site near the village.

Le Bourg, ancient village in a protected area attracts many visitors, tourists, tourists, learned societies ...

The first historical mention dates back to the 9th century and the town center, village center, was organized in the centuries of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Catherine de Medici was the owner in the 16th century.

In the shelter of his strong houses, the "walled city" has a very beautiful door of the 15th century, the "Gateway Margot".

It is located on a route to St Jacques de Compostela.

The architecture is more urban type, the bourgeois who had set up shop when the city played a more important role today.

The church rebuilt following a fire caused the English to 1350 (the Hundred Years War), has a monumental and polychrome altarpiece (late seventeenth and early eighteenth).

A short distance from town, in a cave site, the Chapel of Our Lady of Hi Bridge, near an old bridge over the Corrèze attracts pilgrims, September 8th and visitors of all kinds.

An identification with heritage plaques on the walls, makes the visit. A guideline document is available at the Tourist Office. Guided tours are possible.


SIGHTSEEING
  • Features:
  • The parish church and its altar, pulpit remarkable (XIX).
  • The White Penitents chapel (XVIII).
  • The Chapel of Our Lady of Hi Bridge, a place of pilgrimage.
  • The Gates Margot (XV).
  • The houses decorated Renaissance and shell St Jacques.
  • The Valley Corrèze, classified site.
  • To do:
  • Hiking routes (organization of the Office of Tourism).
  • Heritage Route in the closed city.
  • Swimming pool, various sports.

EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS
  • Numerous animations associations throughout the year, including:
  • Hiking.
  • Public library.
  • Exhibitions at the cultural center.
  • Concerts, cabaret, theater.
  • Tests international cycling handisport in May.
  • Fire of Saint John in June
  • Animation July 14.
  • Frequently Asked Potters in July.
  • Festival of language and culture limousines in August.
  • Animations Sunday morning in July to August.
  • Celebration of the fungus in October.

ATTRACTIONS, LEISURES AND ACTIVITES AROUND
  • President Chirac's Museum in Sarran.
  • Exposure to Jean Ségurel Chaumeil.
  • Castle Sédières and summer festival.
  • Cascades de Gimel.
  • Castle in Moustier-Ventadour Ventadour.
  • Museum of the Middle Ages to Egletons.
  • Centre d'Art Contemporain Meymac.
  • Foundation for Archaeological Marius Vazeilles Meymac.
  • Festival Nuits de Nacre Tulle.
  • Cloisters Museum in Tulle.
  • Museum of Weapons and Resistance in Tulle.
  • Canoeing, Aquarando in Tulle (headquarters) on the river Corrèze.
  • Riding: Chaumeil Egletons Meymac Naves.
  • Tennis: Corrèze, Tulle, Egletons Meymac, etc..
  • Pool: Corrèze, Tulle, Egletons.
  • Bodies of water: Meyrignac l'Eglise, Chaumeil Eyrein, Egletons Séchemailles (Meymac-Ambrugeat), Marcillac, Saint-Priest-de-Gimel.
  • Fishing, hunting and various sports.
  • Tree climbing to the leisure of Coiroux in Aubazine (adults and children).
  • Donkeys to Espagnac (hiking).
  • Tables of guidance of Suc in May and the Puy de Sarran.
Leisure activities
NameType of activityPriceTown
Monédières pottery tourCraftFreeSarran (6.6 km)

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PHOTOS
Chapelle Notre-Dame du Pont's Hi
 
Centre village
Gate fifteenth Margot
 
From steeple steeple
The Valley in autumn
 
Area of ​​Pialle
Bridge early eighteenth
  
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WEATHER
Sunday 19 May
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Monday 20 May
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Tuesday 21 May
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RESTAURANTS 
Château de Montcaud
Sarran
Located in a charming farmhouse, with a patio and herb garden, the restaurant 'Les Jardins de Montcaud 'honors the richness of the sea and the Provençal markets qu'agrémentent a wine...
Located 6.5 km from Corrèze 

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BEDS & BREAKFASTS 
La Grange Salvaneix    
8.1
Sarran
At the heart of the average mountain limo, in a unique setting, an old farm corrézienne offers fine dining and a change of scenery provided for stays between friends, family or lovers....
Located 6.5 km from Corrèze60 € the double room 
Chantefable  
Tulle
Beautiful house in Croix de Bar, two kilometers from the medieval center of Tulle in Correze near the Lot and Dordogne. A region where life is good with its mild climate, its been very...
Located 13.7 km from Corrèze55 € the double room 
Villa Berthe  
Égletons
Jean-Marc and Marie-Antoinette welcome you to discover the beauty of Corrèze in Limousin, for your holidays. They receive you in la Villa Berthe, dating from the late 19th century....
Located 13.9 km from Corrèze65 € the double room 

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VACATION RENTALS 
Chastagnol  
8.4
Chaumeil
Plateau de Millevaches. 15th-17th-century granit house with character. In the heart of Monédières massif. Height : 750 m. Large garden. All modern conveniences. Central heating (gas)....
Located 11.1 km from CorrèzeFrom 370 € to 550 € per week 
Gîte le Monédière  
10
Chanac-les-Mines
Cottage for holidays in the Monédière tribe or family: charming cottage with comfort and functionality. Home adapted to disability standards. Pool. Can rent for 6 people in September,...
Located 12.6 km from CorrèzeFrom 850 € to 1600 € per week 
Superbe gîte 5* piscine privée chauffée
Saint-Martial-de-Gimel
16th century cottage 5***** - 12 people (5 rooms) - private heated pool. Features: * An exceptional quality. * 16th Mansion renovated from 2007 to 2010. * Heated pool and private. *...
Located 13.7 km from CorrèzeFrom 1500 € to 2600 € per week 

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CAMPSITES 
Moulin de la Geneste    
9.6
Condat-sur-Ganaveix
Ideal for nature lovers. Located in the Correze region of Limousin, 10 acres of undulating land with a fishing lake and a small trout river. The campground is quiet and peaceful, and...
Located 23 km from CorrèzeFrom 9.30 € to 11.50 € per day 
Camping municipal du lac de pontcharal    
9.3
Vigeois
78 places to 100 m are located on nearly 3 acres of lawn, a gently sloping, the other on the terrace overlooking the lake. Erables Lacina, birch trees and hedges surround the charming....
Located 26 km from Corrèze11.10 € per day 
Le Chazal   
9.4
Saint-Hilaire-Peyroux
Le Chazal, an old farm built in 1781 and surrounded by fields and woods. It is located in. the community of Saint Hilaire Peyroux, 10 km north-east of Brive-La-Gaillarde in the. South-western...
Located 26 km from Corrèze15.50 € per day 

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HOTELS
Mercure Correze La Seniorie     
9.2
Corrèze
This former 19th-century boarding school is in the town centre next to the Jacques Chirac museum and Sédières Castle. Renovated in 2012, it offers a swimming pool and a tennis court....
Located in CorrèzeRoom from 62 €
Auberge De La Tradition     
8.5
Corrèze
Auberge De La Tradition is located in the centre of Corrèze, in the heart of France’s Limousin region. It offers soundproofed rooms with free Wi-Fi internet access. The guest rooms...
Located in CorrèzeRoom from 50 €
Privilège Resort Le Domaine des Monédières 
Meyrignac-l'Église
Located in Meyrignac-l’Eglise, Privilège Resort Le Domaine des Monédières offers an outdoor and indoor swimming pool, sauna, hammam and children’s playground. Brive-la-Gaillarde is...
Located 3.4 km from CorrèzeRoom from 27 €

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