Sarroux

Sarroux ( Sarron in Occitan ) is a commune with 426 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Corrèze, in the Limousin region.

Geography

The municipality is located in the Massif Central to the west of the dam of Bort- les- Orgues and thus also close to the border with Cantal.

Tulle, prefecture of the department is located, about 75 kilometers south-west, about 20 kilometers northwest Ussel and Bort- les- Orgues approximately 7 km southeast easily.

Neighboring communities of Sarroux are Monestier- Port-Dieu in the north, Beaulieu in the northeast, Lanobre in the east, Bort- les- Orgues the southeast, Bort- les- Orgues in the southeast and Saint- Julien- près- Bort in the southwest and west.

Traffic

The village is located about 25 kilometers southeast of the junction 23 of the A89 autoroute.

History

The area around Sarroux since the Neolithic period has been on population tracks. Gallo- Roman places of worship, as in the close neighborhood of Frankfurt Margerides witness a lively exchange between these cultures during ancient times. Since 507 is a church then in Sarroux detected in the 7th century and originated in this place a Münzwerkstatt. Until the great bloodletting by the Hundred Years War and the plague in the 14th century, the region's population had grown constantly, so the Knights of Bort established to secure the region in the 15th century, the Château Pierre Fitte. But again attacked world-historical events like the French Revolution and the two World Wars, a negative development Sarroux. The construction of the dam of Bort- les- Orgues in 1952 the church then lost important agricultural areas, roads, rail accessibility and significant buildings, it gained in return but a great tourist attraction.

Population Development

Attractions

• The Château de Pierre Fitte, a secular building from the 15th century, is classified as a monument historique since March 19, 1927.
• The church of Saint - Barthélémy, a religious building from the 8th century.
• The 860 -meter-high Puy de Bort with its basalt " organs ", a rock formation from 80 to 100 m high volcanic needles, with hiking trail and lookout.