Solignac
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Solignac
|commune status = Commune
|image = Solignac - Pont roman - Côté aval et abbaye.JPG
|caption = The Romanesque bridge in Solignac, with the abbey and surrounding buildings beyond
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Solignac (Haute-Vienne).svg
|coordinates = {{coord|45.7561|1.2761|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|INSEE = 87192
|postal code = 87110
|arrondissement = Limoges
|canton = Condat-sur-Vienne
|intercommunality = CU Limoges Métropole
|mayor = Alexandre Portheault{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}
|term = 2020–2026
|elevation min m = 12
|elevation max m = 392
|area km2 = 16.54
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Solignac ({{IPA|fr|sɔliɲak}}; {{langx|oc|Solenhac}}) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.
Geography
The village lies on the right bank of the Briance, which flows westward through the commune. It contains the former Abbey of Solignac, part of the Benedictine order; founded in 631 and rebuilt several times, the current buildings date from the 17th century. Suppressed during the French Revolution and used as a porcelain factory until 1931, the former Abbey church is known as an exceptional example of Romanesque architecture and has been designated a National Historic Monument.{{cite web |last1=De la Bouton |first1=J |title=Solignac, Abbey of |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/solignac-abbey |website=Encyclopedia.com |access-date=16 December 2018}} On 1 August 2021 the community of Benedictine monks returned to the abbey and will be an active religious site once again.{{Cite web|url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248593/benedictine-monks-return-to-historic-solignac-abbey-for-first-time-since-french-revolution|title = Benedictine monks return to historic abbey after 230-year absence}}
Solignac-Le Vigen station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde and Limoges. Inhabitants are known as Solignacois in French.
Personalities
- St Ramaclus, 7th-century monk who was the first abbot at Solignac Abbey.
- Joseph Brousseau, French architect probably born at Solignac around 1733 and died at Sées in the Orne on 5 February 1797.
- Georges d'Aubusson de La Feuillade (1609-1697), later Bishop of Embrun and Bishop of Metz was a member and later Abbot of Solignac Abbey, from 1639 to 1649;
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.solignac.fr/index.php?id=fr39 COMMUNE SOLIGNAC PHOTO GALLERY]
{{Commons category|Solignac}}
{{Haute-Vienne communes}}
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Category:Communes of Haute-Vienne
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