Compreignac

Compreignac
Commune
The Saint-Pardoux Lake, north of the village of Compreignac

Coat of arms
Compreignac
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Compreignac
Coordinates: 45°59′34″N 1°16′32″E / 45.9928°N 1.2756°E / 45.9928; 1.2756Coordinates: 45°59′34″N 1°16′32″E / 45.9928°N 1.2756°E / 45.9928; 1.2756
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement Bellac
Canton Bellac
Intercommunality Porte d'Occitanie
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Jacques Pleinevert
Area1 47.62 km2 (18.39 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,654
  Density 35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 87047 /87140
Elevation 301–587 m (988–1,926 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.

Compreignac (Occitan: Comprenhac) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Geography

The commune covers 4,762 hectares. Compreignac is located 20 km (12 mi) to the north of the city of Limoges, approximately 10 minute travel along the Autoroute A20.

Inhabitants are known as Compreignacois.

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References

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