Bort-les-Orgues
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Bort-les-Orgues | |
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Coordinates: 45°24′N 2°30′E / 45.4°N 2.5°ECoordinates: 45°24′N 2°30′E / 45.4°N 2.5°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Corrèze |
Arrondissement | Ussel |
Canton | Haute-Dordogne |
Intercommunality | Haute-Corrèze Communauté |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Ziolo |
Area 1 | 15.07 km2 (5.82 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 2,661 |
• Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 19028 /19110 |
Elevation | 403–788 m (1,322–2,585 ft) (avg. 437 m or 1,434 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bort-les-Orgues (French pronunciation: [bɔʁ le.z‿ɔʁɡ]; Occitan: Bòrt) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.
Geography[]
Bort-les-Orgues is situated on the Dordogne.
The river Rhue forms part of the commune's southeastern border, then flows into the Dordogne.
Sights[]
Bort-les-Orgues takes its name from les Orgues, a 2km long cliff of volcanic columnar basalt 80m to 100m high, at the foot of which it lies. [2]
The waterfall from the Saut de la Saule on the Rhue.
Another touristic feature is the medieval Château de Val located in Lanobre, emerging from the side of a lake created by a high dam built on the river.
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 5,115 | — |
1968 | 4,937 | −3.5% |
1975 | 5,075 | +2.8% |
1982 | 4,509 | −11.2% |
1990 | 4,208 | −6.7% |
1999 | 3,535 | −16.0% |
2008 | 3,194 | −9.6% |
Personalities[]
- Bort-les-Orgues was the birthplace of the philosopher Jean-François Marmontel (1723–1799).
- Lina Margy (1914–1973), the famous French singer of the Le Petit Vin blanc was born in Rue de Piechecros, in Bort-les-Orgues.
See also[]
- Pierre Tornade (21 January 1930 – 7 March 2012) was a French actor. He appeared in 128 films and television shows between 1956 and 1998.
- Communes of the Corrèze department
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- Communes of Corrèze
- Limousin
- Corrèze geography stubs