Concèze (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃sɛz]; Occitan: Concèsa) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. It is famous for its raspberry festival held annually in July and features in the Guinness Book of Records for the largest raspberry tart made in place within the world.
Concèze | |
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Commune | |
![]() The church of Saint-Julien-de-Brioude, in Concèze | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Concèze ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 45°21′20″N 1°20′44″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Corrèze |
Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde |
Canton | L'Yssandonnais |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Hermand[1] |
Area 1 | 13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi) |
Population | 392 |
• Density | 29/km2 (76/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 19059 /19350 |
Elevation | 191–425 m (627–1,394 ft) (avg. 410 m or 1,350 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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Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 364 | — |
1968 | 418 | +14.8% |
1975 | 403 | −3.6% |
1982 | 369 | −8.4% |
1990 | 362 | −1.9% |
1999 | 402 | +11.0% |
2008 | 411 | +2.2% |
Concèze is well known in France for its annual Poetry Festival, in August.[3]
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