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Sioniac | |
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Coordinates: 44°58′32″N 1°48′47″E / 44.9756°N 1.8131°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Corrèze |
Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde |
Canton | Midi Corrézien |
Intercommunality | Midi Corrézien |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Puyjalon [1] |
Area 1 | 10.6 km2 (4.1 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 227 |
• Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
19260 /19120 |
Elevation | 193–387 m (633–1,270 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Sioniac (French pronunciation: [sjɔnjak]; Occitan: Seunhac) is a commune in the Corrèze department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. [3]
The origin of the Sioniac's name today has evolved over time. From records, it is first recorded as Siuiniacum during the 9th century, the suffice -acum being Latin for the property of the man Sivinius. [4]: 120 It is later recorded as Siviniaco vico and Siviniacus in 859 and by 1315 as Seunhac in Occitan. [4]: 120
Sioniac lies in the southernmost part of the Corrèze department, near the river Dordogne. It is part of the functional area of Biars-sur-Cère and Saint-Céré. [3]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 221 | — |
1975 | 187 | −2.36% |
1982 | 190 | +0.23% |
1990 | 199 | +0.58% |
1999 | 207 | +0.44% |
2009 | 248 | +1.82% |
2014 | 248 | +0.00% |
2020 | 218 | −2.13% |
Source: INSEE [5] |
Prior to the 9th Century, little is known about the origins of Sioniac but when Rodoulf, Archbishop of Bourges established a monastery down the hill at Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, he gave the church of Saint-Saturnin at Sioniac in May 859 to the newly established monks. [6] In June 859, Rudolf obtained a charter from King Charles the Bald to establish a market in Sioniac. [6] This market remained the main market for Beaulieu until the medieval period. [6] Other sources say the market could be older as the village was positioned on an ancient north-south trading route between Pay Arnac and Quercy.
An older church served the area prior to the formation of the abbey at Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne. [7] The current church was built in the 11th century, with later additions from the 12th, 15th and 17th centuries. [7] It's a small Romanesque church with single nave with the first span a barrel vault while the other three consist of rib vaults. [7] There are six semi-round columns with buried bases that have curved volute capitals at their tops and support double arches. [7] Eight recessed columns with rebated capitals support the diagonal arches. [7] It has a tall pointed gable bell tower dates which from the 15th century. [7] It became a Historical Monument of France on 16 September 1949. [7]
Now a private property, was an old hunting lodge of the Lords of d'Estresse. [8]: 95 It was built in the 13th century and extensions added in the 16th century. [9]
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Sioniac | |
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Coordinates: 44°58′32″N 1°48′47″E / 44.9756°N 1.8131°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Corrèze |
Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde |
Canton | Midi Corrézien |
Intercommunality | Midi Corrézien |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Puyjalon [1] |
Area 1 | 10.6 km2 (4.1 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 227 |
• Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
19260 /19120 |
Elevation | 193–387 m (633–1,270 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Sioniac (French pronunciation: [sjɔnjak]; Occitan: Seunhac) is a commune in the Corrèze department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. [3]
The origin of the Sioniac's name today has evolved over time. From records, it is first recorded as Siuiniacum during the 9th century, the suffice -acum being Latin for the property of the man Sivinius. [4]: 120 It is later recorded as Siviniaco vico and Siviniacus in 859 and by 1315 as Seunhac in Occitan. [4]: 120
Sioniac lies in the southernmost part of the Corrèze department, near the river Dordogne. It is part of the functional area of Biars-sur-Cère and Saint-Céré. [3]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 221 | — |
1975 | 187 | −2.36% |
1982 | 190 | +0.23% |
1990 | 199 | +0.58% |
1999 | 207 | +0.44% |
2009 | 248 | +1.82% |
2014 | 248 | +0.00% |
2020 | 218 | −2.13% |
Source: INSEE [5] |
Prior to the 9th Century, little is known about the origins of Sioniac but when Rodoulf, Archbishop of Bourges established a monastery down the hill at Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, he gave the church of Saint-Saturnin at Sioniac in May 859 to the newly established monks. [6] In June 859, Rudolf obtained a charter from King Charles the Bald to establish a market in Sioniac. [6] This market remained the main market for Beaulieu until the medieval period. [6] Other sources say the market could be older as the village was positioned on an ancient north-south trading route between Pay Arnac and Quercy.
An older church served the area prior to the formation of the abbey at Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne. [7] The current church was built in the 11th century, with later additions from the 12th, 15th and 17th centuries. [7] It's a small Romanesque church with single nave with the first span a barrel vault while the other three consist of rib vaults. [7] There are six semi-round columns with buried bases that have curved volute capitals at their tops and support double arches. [7] Eight recessed columns with rebated capitals support the diagonal arches. [7] It has a tall pointed gable bell tower dates which from the 15th century. [7] It became a Historical Monument of France on 16 September 1949. [7]
Now a private property, was an old hunting lodge of the Lords of d'Estresse. [8]: 95 It was built in the 13th century and extensions added in the 16th century. [9]