Donzenac

Donzenac ( Occitan Donzenac ) is a commune in the department of Corrèze on the western edge of the Massif Central. The municipality is the capital of the community association Communauté de communes des trois A: A20, A89 et Avenir and capital of the canton of Donzenac. The inhabitants call themselves Donzenacois (it).

• 2.1 Coat of Arms

• 3.1 partner communities

Geography

Tulle, prefecture of the département, about 25 kilometers north-east slightly, Brive- la -Gaillarde about eleven kilometers south and Uzerche around 24 kilometers north. Situated in the basin of Brive, the community and the whole territory from the river Maumont, a right tributary of the Corrèze, drained.

Neighboring communities

Neighboring communities of Donzenac are Sadroc in the north, Sainte- Féréole in the east, Ussac in the south, Saint- Viance the southwest and Allassac in the West.

Traffic

The connection point 48 to the A20 Motorway is approximately 1.5 kilometers to the west.

History

Finds from the Mousterian and the Neolithic period show a long history of settlement of the area. The name comes etymologically from the Gallo- Roman language area, as evidenced by the suffix- acum, in Occitan from ac and was designated a place or farm or an estate. First mentioned was the place in the year 783 in the archives of Charroux. 924, the village belonged to the Vicariate of Uzerche. From about the year 1000 Donzenac was a fief of the bishops of Limoges, where the bishop had his power over the local lords. The members of the dominant family de Malemort were collected barons of Donzenac and 1275-1294 was Gilbert de Malemort Bishop of Limoges. The de Malemort the family was connected by marriage with the families of the Viscounts of Turenne and Comborn, and later with the family de Ventadour. At the beginning of the Hundred Years War in 1350, the town was plundered and destroyed by the British. Pope Innocent VI. intervened in 1351 and claimed Donzenac for the King of France, for his nephew Cardinal Pierre de Monteruc belonged to a family that originally came from this area. 1354 Geraud de Ventadour received the royal favor, Donzenac rebuild. Eighteen years later, in 1372, the Counts of Ventadour received by Charles V. dominion over Donzenac. Already in 1389 sold this Donzenac to Jean de Berry. Then the ruling families changed hands several times, only to be bought back in 1572 by the family Ventadour. Through marriage fell in 1694 Donzenac to the family de Rohan who is in possession of the place remained until the French Revolution.

Coat of arms

Description: The coat of arms shows a gold flying their green warbler nest with a green branch in its beak, in chief on Blue three golden lilies.

Demographics

Partner communities

• Wolfram -Eschenbach, Landkreis Ansbach, Germany
• Riche, Moselle, France

Attractions

• The marketplace, a public square from the 17th century, is classified as a monument historique since August 30, 1967.
• The town hall in rue du Puy- Soubre, a secular building from the 13th century, is classified as a monument historique since 28 August 1933.
• The portal of the Puy- Soubre, part of Prof cultivation from the 13th and 15th century, is classified as a monument historique since 28 August 1933.
• The church of Saint - Martin, a religious building from the 14th and 15th centuries, is classified as a monument historique since May 28, 1932.
• The Chapel of the Penitents ( Chapelle des Penitents ), a religious building from the 15th, 16th and 17th century, is classified as a monument historique since August 30, 1967.

The Penitents Chapel

Alley in Donzenac

Personalities

• Antoine -Sébastien de Lavialle Masmorel (1781-1852), French politician