Le Vigen
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Haute-Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Limoges |
| Canton | Condat-sur-Vienne |
| Intercommunality | CU Limoges Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Bonnet[1] |
Area 1 | 29.51 km2 (11.39 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 87205 /87110 |
| Elevation | 220–423 m (722–1,388 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Le Vigen (French pronunciation: [lə viʒɑ̃]; Occitan: Lo Vijan) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.
Geography
[edit | edit source]The village lies on the right bank of the Briance, which flows westward through the commune.
History
[edit | edit source]The village is said to be the place where Saint Thillo (c. 608–702) died. The church of Saint Mathurin was later built over the oratory where the saint died, although no trace of the oratory has survived.[2]
Points of Interest
[edit | edit source]Parc du Reynou is a 100 hectare zoo based in the commune[3]
Population
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,044 | — |
| 1975 | 1,055 | +0.15% |
| 1982 | 1,263 | +2.60% |
| 1990 | 1,550 | +2.59% |
| 1999 | 1,704 | +1.06% |
| 2007 | 2,032 | +2.22% |
| 2012 | 2,051 | +0.19% |
| 2017 | 2,171 | +1.14% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
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