Concèze
| Concèze | ||
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The church of Saint-Julien-de-Brioude, in Concèze | ||
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  Concèze | ||
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Concèze | ||
| Coordinates: 45°21′20″N 1°20′44″E / 45.3556°N 1.3456°ECoordinates: 45°21′20″N 1°20′44″E / 45.3556°N 1.3456°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Corrèze | |
| Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde | |
| Canton | Juillac | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Pompadour | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014-present) | Pascal HERMAND | |
| Area1 | 13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 411 | |
| • Density | 31/km2 (79/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19059 / 19350 | |
| Elevation |
191–425 m (627–1,394 ft) (avg. 410 m or 1,350 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Concèze is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. It is famous for its raspberry festival held annually in July and features in the Guinness Book of Records for the largest raspberry tart made in place within the world.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 364 | — |
| 1968 | 418 | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 403 | −3.6% |
| 1982 | 369 | −8.4% |
| 1990 | 362 | −1.9% |
| 1999 | 402 | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 411 | +2.2% |
Events
Concèze is well known in France for its annual Poetry Festival, in August.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Concèze, si poétiquement vôtre", Jean-Pierre Thiollet, France Soir, 25 July 2011
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