Donzenac

Donzenac
Donzenac
	Commune
	A mediaeval street in Donzenac
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Donzenac Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region Donzenac
	Coordinates: 45°13′41″N 1°31′30″E / 45.2281°N 1.525°ECoordinates: 45°13′41″N 1°31′30″E / 45.2281°N 1.525°E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Brive-la-Gaillarde
Canton	Allassac
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Yves Laporte
Area1	24.12 km2 (9.31 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	2,440
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	19072 /19270
Elevation	112–388 m (367–1,273 ft) ; (avg. 204 m or 669 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.

Donzenac is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.

Geography

Location

Commune of the urban area of Brive-la-Gaillarde located in the Massif Central on the national road N20, 10km north of Brive-la-Gaillarde

Perched on an outcrop dominating the Maumont, resulting from the confluence of the Maumont Blanc and the Maumont Noir. Another tributary of the Maumont, the Clan stream waters the western part of the communal territory.

The Château district, Donzenac, a former fortified village, still retains its medieval appearance with its high walls, narrow, winding lanes that all return to the Church district.

The village of Travassac, located 3km above the town, is one of the most important hamlets of the commune. It is a typical village once inhabited by slate workers who worked in the quarry.

This hamlet is home to a vertically operated former open slate quarry. This unique site in Europe is now open to the public.

Neighbouring municipalities

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	2,059	—
1968	1,884	−8.5%
1975	1,795	−4.7%
1982	1,908	+6.3%
1990	2,050	+7.4%
1999	2,143	+4.5%
2008	2,440	+13.9%

References

INSEE

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