Beynat

Beynat
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Beynat
Coat of arms
Location of Beynat
Location within France
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°07′26″N 1°43′26″E / 45.1239°N 1.7239°E / 45.1239; 1.7239
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCorrèze
ArrondissementBrive-la-Gaillarde
CantonMidi Corrézien
IntercommunalityMidi Corrézien
Government
 • Mayor (2026–32) Jean-Michel Monteil
Area
1
34.84 km2 (13.45 sq mi)
Highest elevation
581 m (1,906 ft)
Lowest elevation
189 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2023)
1,318
 • Density37.83/km2 (97.98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
19023 /19190
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beynat (French pronunciation: [bɛna]; Occitan: Béinat) is a commune of the Corrèze department in central France.

History

The commune was found to have been inhabited during the Merovingian period with discovery of coinage from that period.: 34  During the end of the Carolingian period, the 900s, a viguerie controlled the commune.: 34  By the 1200s, the commune was under the control of the Viscounts of Turenne with a castle near the church.: 34  A military commandery, the Order of Malta settled at the Puy de Noix.: 34 

On April 2, 1944, the Brehmer division rounded up 35 people who were deported.

On July 29, 1944, in the village of Perrier, a group of maquisards was ambushed by a motorized company of the 95th German Security Regiment.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,336—    
1975 1,132−2.34%
1982 1,101−0.40%
1990 1,068−0.38%
1999 1,149+0.82%
2007 1,225+0.80%
2012 1,272+0.76%
2017 1,258−0.22%
2023 1,318+0.78%
Source: INSEE

Local culture and heritage

Natural heritage

  • L'étang de Miel.: 34 

Cultural heritage

  • The dolmen known as the fairies' hut (Cabane de la Fée) is located near the hamlet of Brugeilles.: 34  Classified as a historic monument in 1910.
  • L'église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, a church from the twelfth and fifteenth centuries, houses many paintings and objects. including a painting by Charles-Henri Michel.
  • During the 1960s and 1970s, the Château de Sabeau was a holiday camp centre belonging to the Astra Calvé company, which sold the castle in 1985. It is now owned by Edencourt SA, a real estate investment company. Around this castle, a project turned it into a holiday village, 60% of the accommodation would be accessible to people with reduced mobility. The castle opened its doors on 4 August 2007.
  • In the village of Perrier, there is a monument in honour of young French Resistance members who fell in June 1944.
  • Puy de Noix, former Knights Templar and then Hospitaller commandery.

Personalities linked to the commune

  • Pierre Dumoulin-Borie (1808-1838), priest of the foreign missions of Paris, executed in Đồng Hới, Tonkin, was canonized in 1988.
  • François Marty (1901-1944), priest, prison chaplain and resistance fighter.
  • Victor Feltrin (1909-1993) was a sculptor who lived in the commune.
  • Kurt Cobain (1967-1994) before becoming famous, the singer spent several summer stays during his childhood with his grandparents in the town.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Beynat - Une second mandat de maire pour Jean-Michel Monteil". La Vie Correzienne (in French). 27 March 2026. p. 39.
  2. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Corrèze. Vallée de la Dordogne (in French). Martel: Les Éditions du Laquet. ISBN 2-91033377-9.
  5. ↑ "Le journaL municipaL de Beynat". archive.wikiwix.com. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  7. ↑ "Dolmen dit La Cabane de la Fée". pop.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "KC beynat.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 28 November 2025.