Liginiac
Liginiac ( Liginhac in Occitan ) is a commune with 642 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Corrèze, in the Limousin region. The municipality is a member of the Association of Municipalities Gorges de la Haute Dordogne.
Geography
The municipality is located in the Massif Central from the south Millevaches Plateau and the Regional Natural Park Millevaches en Limousin between the Triouzoune the Diège on the right bank of the Dordogne. The Paris meridian runs through the municipality.
Tulle, prefecture of the department is located, about 65 kilometers south-west, about 17 kilometers north Ussel and Bort- les- Orgues about 20 kilometers to the east.
Neighboring communities of Liginiac are Sainte-Marie- Lapanouze in the north, Champagnac in the east, Sérandon in the south, the west and Neuvic Chirac -Bellevue in the northwest.
Traffic
The village is located about 15 km southeast slightly junction 23 of the A89 autoroute.
Coat of arms
Description: In a brick blue silver tower; heraldic left of a silver crescent moon lying, the opposite on the other side of the tower a golden star. The right place is red-gold geschacht.
Symbolism: The red-gold Geschachte in place is an indication of the house Ventadour.
Demographics
Attractions
- The church of Saint - Barthélémy, a Romanesque ecclesiastical architecture from the 12th and 17th century, is classified as a monument historique since December 22, 1930.
Seen from the sports hall
The snow-covered church
The City Council of Ligniac
Detail of the structure of the Church
- The Diège Dam Barrage of Chaumette is located about 6 kilometers to the east.
- The Triouzoune Dam Barrage de Neuvic is located about 6 kilometers south-west.
- The Dordogne Dam Barrage de Marèges is located about 6 kilometers southeast
Personalities
- Jean -Pierre Moueix (1913-2003), a wine merchant in Bordeaux, among other things, owners of wineries Château Pétrus and Château Magdelaine and collector of modern art