Végennes

Végennes
Commune
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 44°58′59″N 1°44′26″E / 44.9831°N 1.7406°E / 44.9831; 1.7406Coordinates: 44°58′59″N 1°44′26″E / 44.9831°N 1.7406°E / 44.9831; 1.7406
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Brive-la-Gaillarde
Canton	Midi Corrézien
Intercommunality	Midi Corrézien
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Roselyne Poujade
Area 1	10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	180
• Density	18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	19280 /19120
Elevation	125–360 m (410–1,181 ft) (avg. 270 m or 890 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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Végennes (French pronunciation: ​[veʒɛn]; Occitan: Vegena) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Geography[]

Location[]

The commune is located in the south of the Corrèze department. The village borders the department of the Lot and the Occitanie region.

Population[]

History[]

In 856 at Veterinas, as Végennes was called, Rodolphe de Turenne, Archbishop of Bourges established a Benedictine settlement there.^{[2]: 100 [3]} It would fail and he moved the settlement to Vellinus which he renamed Bellus Locus that eventually became Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne.^[2]: 100

Notable persons[]

• Jacques Ricard de Genouillac, dit Galiot de Genouillac - military and French diplomat during the Renaissance, died at Végennes on 15 October 1546^[4]

See also[]

• Communes of the Corrèze department

References[]

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