Sornac
Commune
Coat of arms of Sornac
Coat of arms
Location of Sornac
Sornac is located in France
Sornac
Sornac
Sornac is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sornac
Sornac
Coordinates: 45°40′05″N 2°11′39″E / 45.6681°N 2.1942°E / 45.6681; 2.1942
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCorrèze
ArrondissementUssel
CantonPlateau de Millevaches
IntercommunalityHaute-Corrèze Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-François Loge[1]
Area
1
59.48 km2 (22.97 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
764
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
19261 /19290
Elevation660–958 m (2,165–3,143 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sornac (French pronunciation: [sɔʁnak]; Occitan: Saurnac) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. The river Diège forms part of the commune's northwestern boundary, then flows south-southeast through the commune.

Toponymy

Saornacum (10th century).[3] From the proper name Saturninus, Gallo-Roman owner. Other forms exist in France such as Sadornac, Sadarnac, Sournac, Sornay having the same origin.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962982—    
19681,017+3.6%
19751,020+0.3%
19821,125+10.3%
1990972−13.6%
1999851−12.4%
2008810−4.8%

Local culture and heritage

Places and monuments

  • Église Saint-Martin de Sornac - listed as a historical monument in 1927.[4] The church, dating from 12th century, has a barrel vault, three chapels, and a three bay gabled bell tower.[5]
  • The Château de Rochefort (13th century) - rebuilt in 1620 (private house).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Deloche, Maximin (1901). "Pagi et vicairies du Limousin aux IXe, Xe et XIe siècles". Mémoires de l'Institut de France. 36 (2): 31–94. doi:10.3406/minf.1901.1574.
  4. ↑ "Eglise Saint-Martin". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Latta, Claude (1996). Le guide de la Corrèze (in French). Internet Archive. Lyon: La Manufacture. p. 160. ISBN 978-2-7377-0403-1.
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