Bassignac-le-Haut (; ) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.INSEE commune file
History Bassignac-le-Haut appears as Baßignac le Haut on the 1750 Cassini Map and as Bassignac le Haut on the 1790 version.
Heraldry
Geography Bassignac-le-Haut is located in the Massif Central some 20 km north-east of Argentat and 20 km south-east of Tulle. Access to the commune is by the D13 road from Darazac in the south which passes through the commune and the village before continuing north-east along the banks of the river then across to Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Le Bousquet, Vaujour, Le Mas, Vernac, Maurel, and Ymons in the commune. The commune is mostly farmland but heavily forested along the river.
A lake formed by the Barrage du Chastang dam on the Dordogne river forms the western and northern border of the commune. The Ruisseau de vaujour rises in the north-west of the commune and flows the short distance north-west to the Dordogne. Similarly the Ruisseau du Roc Chabrier rises in the north and flows north into the Dordogne. The Ruisseau de la Cascade flows north through the eastern part of the commune to join the Dordogne east of the commune. The Ruisseau de Vieilzot rises just south of the commune and forms much of the southern border as it floes west to join the Dordogne in the south-western tip of the commune.
Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bassignacois or Bassignacoises in French.Inhabitants of Corrèze
Local government
List of Successive Mayors From To Name 2001 2007 Raymond Delmas 2007 2008 Hubert Lavesque 2008 2011 Josette Puyraymond 2012 2026 Jean Claude Turquet
Culture and heritage
Religious heritage The commune has several religious buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments: The Ouradour Cemetery Cross (Middle Ages)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Ciriex Cemetery Cross (12th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Covered Cross in the old cemetery (15th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Church contains several items that are registered as historical objects: A Painting with frame: Saint Roch (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Painting with frame: John the Baptist (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy An Altar Painting with frame: Christ on the Cross (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Painting with frame: Presentation of the Rosary to Saints Dominic and Catherine (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy
Notable people Stephen of Obazine (1085-1154), priest and hermit famed for his pious nature. Born in the commune.
See also Communes of the Corrèze department
References
External links Bassignac-le-Haut Official website