Bassignac is located some 35 km north-east of Tulle and 10 km south by south-west of Bort-les-Orgues. Access to the commune is by the D922 road from Ydes in the north which passes through the length of the commune and the village and continues south to Mauriac. The D12 comes from Veyrières in the west and goes down the western border joining the D922 at Vendes. The D512 branches off the D12 and passes through Parensol continuing north to join the D922 south of Ydes. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Le Fau, Le Marlat, Parensol, Montgroux, Vendes, Brousse, and Champleix. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.
Vendes is the largest village in the commune with 60 inhabitants in winter and about 100 in summer and is dominated by the old Sumène viaduct.[4]
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|Centre = Bassignac
|North = Champagnac
|Northeast = Ydes
|East = Sauvat
|Southeast = Auzers
|South = Jaleyrac
|Southwest = Sourniac
|West = Arches
|Northwest = Veyrières
}}History
In the 10th century the hamlet of Vendes was the property of Artaud de Charlus. Charlus was a promontory some 4 km north of Vendes and had a fortified chateau on top. There are no remains except a view across the mountains of Auvergne. The Lévis-Charlus family was a noble family.[4]
Bassignac appears as Baßignac on the 1750 Cassini Map[9] and as Bassignac on the 1790 version.[10]
There was a railway running through the commune with the second longest viaduct in Cantal at 367m and a height of 46m. The viaduct and railway were opened in 1893 as part of the SNCF line from Paris-Austerlitz-Aurillac. The line closed on 3 July 1994 and the viaduct was abandoned.[4]
Administration
List of Successive Mayors[1]| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
|---|
| 2001 | 2020 | Marc Maisonneuve | PS |
(Not all data is known)
Demography
In 2010 the commune had 224 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year.[2]
{{clear}}{{Table Population Town}}Education
The commune has a public primary school at Vendes.[3]
Associations
- Association 3V - The espavents, Vendes Viaduct Village: Association to safeguard the Sumène viaduct and the festival of scarecrows.[4]
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
The commune has many buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
- The Sumène Viaduct (1893){{Mérimée Icon}}[5] The interior decor{{Palissy Icon}} of the Viaduct is also registered as an historical object.[6]
- A Priory House (1746){{Mérimée Icon}}[7]
- The Chateau Park {{Mérimée Icon}}[8]
- Coal Mining Industrial Buildings (19th century){{Mérimée Icon}}[9]
- Houses and Farms (17th-20th century){{Mérimée Icon}}[10]
- A Flour Mill at Vendes (1799){{Mérimée Icon}}[11]
- A City of Miners at Champleix (20th century){{Mérimée Icon}}[12]
- A Farmhouse at Lavaurs (1865){{Mérimée Icon}}[13]
- A Mercahnt's House at Lachamp (1868){{Mérimée Icon}}[14]
- A Farmhouse at Le Fau (1769){{Mérimée Icon}}[15]
- A Farmhouse at La Riagaire (1799){{Mérimée Icon}}[16]
- A Farmhouse at Montgroux (1830){{Mérimée Icon}}[17]
- A Farmhouse at Emprades (16th century){{Mérimée Icon}}[18]
- The Chateau du Rieu Farmhouse at Le Rieu (1755){{Mérimée Icon}}[19]
- A Road Bridge at Vendes (18th century){{Mérimée Icon}}[20]
- A Wheelwright and Blacksmith's House at Vendes (18th century){{Mérimée Icon}}[21]
- A House at Vendes (1746){{Mérimée Icon}}[22]
- A Chateau at Vendes (1780){{Mérimée Icon}}[23]
- A Chateau (15th century){{Mérimée Icon}}[24]
Religious heritage
The commune has several religious buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
- The Church of Vendes (11th century){{Mérimée Icon}}[25]
- Monumental Crosses (19th-20th century){{Mérimée Icon}}[26]
- The Benedictine Priory of Saint Jacques (1778){{Mérimée Icon}}[27] The priory contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
- The Furniture in the Priory{{Palissy Icon}}[28]
- A Group Sculpture: Education of the Virgin (19th century){{Palissy Icon}}[29]
- A Statuette: Saint Marguerite of Antioch (19th century){{Palissy Icon}}[30]
- A Statuette: Saint Barbe (18th century){{Palissy Icon}}[31]
- 2 Statuettes: Saint Jacques and Saint Joseph (1855){{Palissy Icon}}[32]
- A Stoup (Middle Ages){{Palissy Icon}}[33]
- The Parish Church of Sainte-Marie and Sainte-Radegonde (12th century){{Mérimée Icon}}[34] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Stained glass window: God the Father blessing (15th century){{Palissy Icon}}[35]
- A Stained glass window: Christ blessing (15th century){{Palissy Icon}}[36]
- An ex-voto Painting: The Crucifixion (1633){{Palissy Icon}}[37]
- 4 Capitals and 2 bases (12th century){{Palissy Icon}}[38]
- The Furniture in the Church{{Palissy Icon}}[39]
- A Candle Mould (19th century){{Palissy Icon}}[40]
- A Chalice (18th century){{Palissy Icon}}[41]
- A Statue: Saint Radegonde of Poitiers (17th century){{Palissy Icon}}[42]
- A Painting: The Adoration of the citizens (19th century){{Palissy Icon}}[43]
- A Painting: Saint Radegonde of Poitiers (19th century){{Palissy Icon}}[44]
- A Painting: The Crucifixion (1633){{Palissy Icon}}[45]
- 2 Windows: Christ blessing and God the Father (16th century){{Palissy Icon}}[46]
See also
- Communes of the Cantal department
Notes and references
Notes
1. ^List of Mayors of France {{Fr icon}}
2. ^At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306074946/https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000593100 Law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306074946/https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000593100 |date=6 March 2016 }}, the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually and the entire territory of these communes is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.
3. ^Schools in Bassignac {{Fr icon}}
4. ^1 2 3 3V The Espavents website {{Fr icon}}
5. ^Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|PA15000034|PA15000034 }} {{Mérimée|PA15000036|PA15000036 }} {{Mérimée|PA15000119|PA15000119 }} {{Mérimée|IA15000125|IA15000125 Sumène Viaduct}} {{Fr icon}}
6. ^Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM15000753|PM15000753 Interior decor of the Viaduct}} {{Fr icon}}
7. ^Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|PA15000013|PA15000013 Priory House}} {{Fr icon}}
8. ^Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA15000280|IA15000280 Chateau Park}} {{Fr icon}}
9. ^Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA15000402|IA15000402 Coal Mining Industrial Buildings}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
10. ^Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA15000390|IA15000390 Houses and Farms}} {{Fr icon}}
11. ^Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA15000135|IA15000135 Flour Mill}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
12. ^Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA15000133|IA15000133 City of Miners}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
13. ^Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA15000132|IA15000132 Farmhouse at Lavaurs}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
14. ^Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA15000131|IA15000131 Merchant's House at Lachamp}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
15. ^Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA15000130|IA15000130 Farmhouse at Le Fau}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
16. ^Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA15000129|IA15000129 Farmhouse at La Riagaire}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
17. ^Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA15000128|IA15000128 Farmhouse at Montgroux}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
18. ^Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA15000127|IA15000127 Farmhouse at La Riagaire}} {{Fr icon}}
19. ^Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA15000129|IA15000129 Chateau du Rieu Farmhouse}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
20. ^Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA15000124|IA15000124 Road Bridge at Vendes}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
21. ^Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA15000128|IA15000128 Wheelwright and Blacksmith's House}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
22. ^Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA15000122|IA15000122 House at Vendes}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
23. ^Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA15000121|IA15000121 Chateau at Vendes}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
24. ^Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA15000118|IA15000118 Chateau}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
25. ^Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|PA00093473|PA00093473 Church of Vendes}} {{Fr icon}}
26. ^Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA15000134|IA15000134 Monumental Crosses}} {{Fr icon}}
27. ^Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA15000120|IA15000120 Benedictine Priory of Saint Jacques}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
28. ^Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM15000054|IM15000054 }} {{Palissy|PM15000055|PM15000055 Furniture in the Priory}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
29. ^Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM15000053|IM15000053 Group Sculpture: Education of the Virgin}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
30. ^Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM15000052|IM15000052 Statuette: Saint Marguerite of Antioch}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
31. ^Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM15000051|IM15000051 Statuette: Saint Barbe}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
32. ^Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM15000050|IM15000050 2 Statuettes: Saint Jacques and Saint Joseph}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
33. ^Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM15000049|IM15000049 Stoup}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
34. ^Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA15000117|IA15000117 Parish Church of Sainte-Marie and Sainte-Radegonde}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
35. ^Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM15002033|IM15002033 Stained glass window: God the Father blessing}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
36. ^Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM15002032|IM15002032 Stained glass window: Christ blessing}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
37. ^Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM15000110|IM15000110 Ex-voto Painting: The Crucifixion }} {{Fr icon}}
38. ^Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM15000195|IM15000195 4 Capitals and 2 bases}} {{Fr icon}}
39. ^Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM15000047|IM15000047}}{{Palissy|IM15000048|IM15000048 Funiture in the Church}} {{Fr icon}}
40. ^Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM15000046|IM15000046 Candle Mould }} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
41. ^Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM15000045|IM15000045 Chalice}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
42. ^Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM15000044|IM15000044 Statue: Saint Radegonde of Poitiers}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
43. ^Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM15000043|IM15000043 Painting: The Adoration of the citizens}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
44. ^Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM15000042|IM15000042 Painting: Saint Radegonde of Poitiers}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
45. ^Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM15000041|IM15000041 Painting: The Crucifixion}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
46. ^Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM15000040|IM15000040 2 Windows: Christ blessing and God the Father}} {{Camera}} {{Fr icon}}
47. ^1 Baßignac on the 1750 Cassini Map
48. ^1 Bassignac on the 1790 Cassini Map
References