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Affieux (French pronunciation: ​[afjø]; Occitan: Afièu) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.

Affieux
Commune
The stream of Boulou
Coat of arms
Location of Affieux
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Coordinates: 45°31′07″N 1°46′05″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Tulle
Canton	Seilhac-Monédières
Intercommunality	Vézère-Monédières-Millesources
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Didier Jarrige
Area 1	30.19 km2 (11.66 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	359
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	19001 /19260
Elevation	333–772 m (1,093–2,533 ft) (avg. 520 m or 1,710 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Affieucois or Affieucoises.[2]

The commune has been awarded two flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.[3]

Geography

Affieux is located some 45 km south-east of Limoges (in a straight line). Access to the commune is by road D940 from Treignac in the north passing south through the east of the commune to Le Lonzac. The D20 road also comes from Treignac, changing to the D3E3 in the commune and passing through the village before continuing south-west to join the D3 south-west of the commune.[4]

The Vézère river forms the western and northern border of the commune with numerous streams criss-crossing the commune and flowing to this river. There is also a lake to the south of the town of Affieux.[4]

Localities and villages

• Affieux
• Les Rivieres
• La Louche
• La Gane
• Le Fargeau
• Espinet
• Le Peuch
• Marcilloux
• Merciel

Neighbouring Communes and Villages

Heraldry

Blazon: Or, 3 escallops Vert 2 on 1, canton also of Or with 2 lions passant in Gules.

Administration

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2021)

List of Successive Mayors of Affieux[5]

From	To	Name
2001	2020	Guy Germain[6]
2020	2026	Didier Jarrige[7]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 774 —     1800 1,100 +5.15% 1806 1,153 +0.79% 1821 859 −1.94% 1831 990 +1.43% 1836 1,064 +1.45% 1841 1,041 −0.44% 1846 1,077 +0.68% 1851 968 −2.11% 1856 1,046 +1.56% 1861 1,013 −0.64% 1866 833 −3.84% 1872 937 +1.98% 1876 1,072 +3.42% 1881 986 −1.66% 1886 1,057 +1.40% 1891 1,075 +0.34% 1896 885 −3.82%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 884 −0.02% 1906 906 +0.49% 1911 839 −1.52% 1921 735 −1.31% 1926 675 −1.69% 1931 660 −0.45% 1936 664 +0.12% 1946 581 −1.33% 1954 567 −0.30% 1962 506 −1.41% 1968 432 −2.60% 1975 357 −2.69% 1982 356 −0.04% 1990 358 +0.07% 1999 349 −0.28% 2007 368 +0.66% 2012 369 +0.05% 2017 359 −0.55%
Source: EHESS[8] and INSEE[9]

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• A Chateau at le Peuch (16th century)[10]
• The Chateau de Maury (19th century)[11]
• A Chateau at Balème (17th century)[12]
• A Farmhouse at l'Allouche (1605)[13]
• A Chateau (1636)[14]
• Farmhouses (17th-20th centuries)[15]

Religious heritage

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

• The Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes (1874)[16]
• A Cemetery Cross (19th century)[17]
• A Monumental Cross (18th century)[18]
• Monumental Crosses (17th-20th centuries)[19]
• The Parish Church of Saint-Pardoux (1772)[20]

The Parish Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

Notable People linked to the Commune

• Jean Alambre: a writer and composer in French and Occitan
• Élise Palaudoux (called Nataska): (1895-1985), a designer. Her designs were shown at the Museum of Art Brut or Outsider Art in Lausanne. A street in the commune of Cabestany (Pyrénées-Orientales), bears the name "Nataska".

See also

• Communes of the Corrèze department

References

External links

• Affieux on the old IGN website (in French)
• Affieux on the 1750 Cassini Map

На других языках

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[de] Affieux

Affieux (Afiu auf Okzitanisch) ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 359 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Corrèze in der Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Die Einwohner nennen sich Affieucois(es).

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- [en] Affieux

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[ru] Афьё

Афьё (фр. Affieux, окс. Afièu) — коммуна во Франции, находится в регионе Лимузен. Департамент — Коррез. Входит в состав кантона Треньяк. Округ коммуны — Тюль.

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