Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat

Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat (Occitan: Sent Iriès) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.

Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat
Commune
The church in Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat
Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat
Coordinates: 45°27′27″N 1°58′21″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Ussel
Canton	Égletons
Intercommunality	Ventadour
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Noël Faugeras
Area ^1	40.33 km^2 (15.57 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	344
• Density	8.5/km^2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	19249 /19300
Elevation	534–876 m (1,752–2,874 ft) (avg. 750 m or 2,460 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Etymology

Saint Yrieix (Aredius), who died in 591, was a contemporary of Gregory of Tours. In Attanum he founded a monastery that is the source of the walled city of Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche. He went to the tomb of St. Julien Brioude and brought the relics, and he went very often to pray at the tomb of St. Martin at Tours. He also built churches in honor of various saints he had gone for the relics.

Under the French Revolution, to follow a decree of the Convention, the town changed its name to Yrieix le Déjalat.

Mayors

• Yves Maison (Socialist Party)
  • Elected in March 2001
  • Reelected in 2008

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	509	—
1968	512	+0.6%
1975	461	−10.0%
1982	448	−2.8%
1990	423	−5.6%
1999	392	−7.3%
2008	405	+3.3%

Sights

• Site de Franchesse
• Maison-Forte de Montamar
• Cascades des Pradeleix
• Croix sur la place (I.S.)

See also

• Communes of the Corrèze department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• Official site