Rilhac-Xaintrie is a

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in the

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and

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region of central

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Etymology

The town first appears in charters in the eleventh century, as ''Rialiaco''.

Sights

The castle, dating from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, is a

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; however, the nineteenth-century building which adjoins it is not protected.Notice de la Base Mérimée
(site in French), accessed August 26, 2008.

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Etymology

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