Bassignac

Bassignac
The Romanesque chapel of Saint-Jacques, in the hamlet of Vendes, in Bassignac
Bassignac
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Bassignac
Coordinates: 45°19′18″N 2°24′24″E / 45.3217°N 2.4067°E / 45.3217; 2.4067Coordinates: 45°19′18″N 2°24′24″E / 45.3217°N 2.4067°E / 45.3217; 2.4067
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Mauriac
Canton	Saignes
Intercommunality	Sumène Artense
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marc Maisonneuve
Area1	11.95 km2 (4.61 sq mi)
Population (2010)2	224
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	15019 / 15240
Elevation	359–671 m (1,178–2,201 ft) (avg. 412 m or 1,352 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bassignac is a French commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of south-central France.^[1]

Geography

Bassignac is located some 35 km north-east of Tulle and 10 km south by south-west of Bort-les-Orgues. Access to the commune is by the D922 road from Ydes in the north which passes through the length of the commune and the village and continues south to Mauriac. The D12 comes from Veyrières in the west and goes down the western border joining the D922 at Vendes. The D512 branches off the D12 and passes through Parensol continuing north to join the D922 south of Ydes. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Le Fau, Le Marlat, Parensol, Montgroux, Vendes, Brousse, and Champleix. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.^[2][3]

Vendes is the largest village in the commune with 60 inhabitants in winter and about 100 in summer and is dominated by the old Sumène viaduct.^[4]

The Sumène river flows through the commune from north to south turning west to form the southern border of the commune and continuing west to join the Dordogne north of Arches. The Ruisseau de la Graille rises in the centre of the commune and flows north then south to join the Sumène. The Ruisseau de Rouillade flows south forming the eastern border of the commune before joining the Sumène near the centre of the commune.^[2][3]

Mapping

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Neighbouring communes and villages

	Veyrières	Champagnac	Ydes
	Arches		Sauvat
		Bassignac
	Sourniac	Jaleyrac	Auzers

^[2]

History

In the 10th century the hamlet of Vendes was the property of Artaud de Charlus. Charlus was a promontory some 4 km north of Vendes and had a fortified chateau on top. There are no remains except a view across the mountains of Auvergne. The Lévis-Charlus family was a noble family.^[4]

Bassignac appears as Baßignac on the 1750 Cassini Map^[5] and as Bassignac on the 1790 version.^[6]

There was a railway running through the commune with the second longest viaduct in Cantal at 367m and a height of 46m. The viaduct and railway were opened in 1893 as part of the SNCF line from Paris-Austerlitz-Aurillac. The line closed on 3 July 1994 and the viaduct was abandoned.^[4]

Administration

List of Successive Mayors^[7]

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 224 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year.^{[Note 1]}

Education

The commune has a public primary school at Vendes.^[8]

Associations

• Association 3V - The espavents, Vendes Viaduct Village: Association to safeguard the Sumène viaduct and the festival of scarecrows.^[4]

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has many buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:

• The Sumène Viaduct (1893)^[9] The interior decor of the Viaduct is also registered as an historical object.^[10]
• A Priory House (1746)^[11]
• The Chateau Park ^[12]
• Coal Mining Industrial Buildings (19th century)^[13]
• Houses and Farms (17th-20th century)^[14]
• A Flour Mill at Vendes (1799)^[15]
• A City of Miners at Champleix (20th century)^[16]
• A Farmhouse at Lavaurs (1865)^[17]
• A Mercahnt's House at Lachamp (1868)^[18]
• A Farmhouse at Le Fau (1769)^[19]
• A Farmhouse at La Riagaire (1799)^[20]
• A Farmhouse at Montgroux (1830)^[21]
• A Farmhouse at Emprades (16th century)^[22]
• The Chateau du Rieu Farmhouse at Le Rieu (1755)^[23]
• A Road Bridge at Vendes (18th century)^[24]
• A Wheelwright and Blacksmith's House at Vendes (18th century)^[25]
• A House at Vendes (1746)^[26]
• A Chateau at Vendes (1780)^[27]
• A Chateau (15th century)^[28]

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:

• The Church of Vendes (11th century)^[29]
• Monumental Crosses (19th-20th century)^[30]
• The Benedictine Priory of Saint Jacques (1778)^[31] The priory contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
  • The Furniture in the Priory^[32]
  • A Group Sculpture: Education of the Virgin (19th century)^[33]
  • A Statuette: Saint Marguerite of Antioch (19th century)^[34]
  • A Statuette: Saint Barbe (18th century)^[35]
  • 2 Statuettes: Saint Jacques and Saint Joseph (1855)^[36]
  • A Stoup (Middle Ages)^[37]
• The Parish Church of Sainte-Marie and Sainte-Radegonde (12th century)^[38] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Stained glass window: God the Father blessing (15th century)^[39]
  • A Stained glass window: Christ blessing (15th century)^[40]
  • An ex-voto Painting: The Crucifixion (1633)^[41]
  • 4 Capitals and 2 bases (12th century)^[42]
  • The Furniture in the Church^[43]
  • A Candle Mould (19th century)^[44]
  • A Chalice (18th century)^[45]
  • A Statue: Saint Radegonde of Poitiers (17th century)^[46]
  • A Painting: The Adoration of the citizens (19th century)^[47]
  • A Painting: Saint Radegonde of Poitiers (19th century)^[48]
  • A Painting: The Crucifixion (1633)^[49]
  • 2 Windows: Christ blessing and God the Father (16th century)^[50]

See also

• Communes of the Cantal department

Notes and references

Notes

1. ↑ At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by Law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002, the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually and the entire territory of these communes is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

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Communes of the Cantal department
Albepierre-Bredons Allanche Alleuze Ally Andelat Anglards-de-Saint-Flour Anglards-de-Salers Anterrieux Antignac Apchon Arches Arnac Arpajon-sur-Cère Auriac-l'Église Aurillac Auzers Ayrens Badailhac Barriac-les-Bosquets Bassignac Beaulieu Besse Boisset Bonnac Brageac Brezons Calvinet Carlat Cassaniouze Cayrols Celles Celoux Cézens Chaliers Chalinargues Chalvignac Champagnac Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal Chanterelle La Chapelle-d'Alagnon La Chapelle-Laurent Charmensac Chastel-sur-Murat Chaudes-Aigues Chaussenac Chavagnac Chazelles Cheylade Le Claux Clavières Collandres Coltines Condat Coren Crandelles Cros-de-Montvert Cros-de-Ronesque Cussac Deux-Verges Dienne Drugeac Escorailles Espinasse Le Falgoux Le Fau Ferrières-Saint-Mary Fontanges Freix-Anglards Fridefont Giou-de-Mamou Girgols Glénat Gourdièges Jabrun Jaleyrac Joursac Jou-sous-Monjou Junhac Jussac Labesserette Labrousse Lacapelle-Barrès Lacapelle-del-Fraisse Lacapelle-Viescamp Ladinhac Lafeuillade-en-Vézie Landeyrat Lanobre Lapeyrugue Laroquebrou Laroquevieille Lascelle Lastic Laurie Lavastrie Laveissenet Laveissière Lavigerie Leucamp Leynhac Leyvaux Lieutadès Lorcières Lugarde Madic Malbo Mandailles-Saint-Julien Marcenat Marchastel Marcolès Marmanhac Massiac Mauriac Maurines Maurs Méallet Menet Mentières Molèdes Molompize La Monselie Montboudif Montchamp Le Monteil Montgreleix Montmurat Montsalvy Montvert Mourjou Moussages Murat Narnhac Naucelles Neussargues-Moissac Neuvéglise Nieudan Omps Oradour Pailherols Parlan Paulhac Paulhenc Peyrusse Pierrefort Pleaux Polminhac Pradiers Prunet Quézac Rageade Raulhac Reilhac Rézentières Riom-ès-Montagnes Roannes-Saint-Mary Roffiac Rouffiac Le Rouget-Pers Roumégoux Rouziers Ruynes-en-Margeride Saignes Saint-Amandin Saint-Antoine Saint-Bonnet-de-Condat Saint-Bonnet-de-Salers Saint-Cernin Saint-Chamant Saint-Cirgues-de-Jordanne Saint-Cirgues-de-Malbert Saint-Clément Saint-Constant-Fournoulès Sainte-Anastasie Sainte-Eulalie Sainte-Marie Saint-Étienne-Cantalès Saint-Étienne-de-Carlat Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil Saint-Étienne-de-Maurs Saint-Flour Saint-Georges Saint-Gérons Saint-Hippolyte Saint-Illide Saint-Jacques-des-Blats Saint-Julien-de-Toursac Saint-Mamet-la-Salvetat Saint-Martial Saint-Martin-Cantalès Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux Saint-Martin-Valmeroux Saint-Mary-le-Plain Saint-Paul-de-Salers Saint-Paul-des-Landes Saint-Pierre Saint-Poncy Saint-Projet-de-Salers Saint-Rémy-de-Chaudes-Aigues Saint-Santin-Cantalès Saint-Santin-de-Maurs Saint-Saturnin Saint-Saury Saint-Simon Saint-Urcize Saint-Victor Saint-Vincent-de-Salers Salers Salins Sansac-de-Marmiesse Sansac-Veinazès Sauvat La Ségalassière Ségur-les-Villas Sénezergues Sériers Siran Soulages Sourniac Talizat Tanavelle Teissières-de-Cornet Teissières-lès-Bouliès Les Ternes Thiézac Tiviers Tournemire Trémouille La Trinitat Le Trioulou Trizac Ussel Vabres Val-d'Arcomie Valette Valjouze Valuéjols Le Vaulmier Vebret Védrines-Saint-Loup Velzic Vernols Veyrières Vézac Vèze Vezels-Roussy Vic-sur-Cère Vieillespesse Vieillevie Le Vigean Villedieu Virargues Vitrac Ydes Yolet Ytrac