Alleyrat (; ) is a commune in the

Corrèze Corrèze (; ) is a département in France, named after the river Corrèze which runs through it. Although its prefecture is Tulle, its most populated city is Brive-la-Gaillarde. Corrèze is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, on the bo ...

department, in the

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region of central

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Geography

Alleyrat is located 8 km north-east of

Meymac Meymac (; ) is a commune in the department of Corrèze, in central France. History During the Hundred Years' War it was pillaged by Rodrigo de Villandrando. Geography The commune lies just south of the Millevaches Plateau and northwest of t ...

, 11 km north-west of Ussel, and 13 km south of

Sornac Sornac (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Corrèze Departments of France, department in central France. The river Diège forms part of the commune's northwestern boundary, then flows south-southeast through the commune. Toponymy Saorn ...

. Access to the commune is by the D102 road, which runs off the D30 west of the commune and passes south-east through the village to join the D57 road in the east. The D57 also passes through the commune in the south from east to west where it joins the D30 just north of Meymac. Apart from the village there are a number of hamlets. These are: Enclisse, Ceppe, Le Soulier, Roumignac, and La Chassagne. The commune is about equally split between forest and farmland.Google Maps
/ref> The commune is part of the ''Regional Natural Park of Millevaches in Limousin''. The river

Triouzoune The Triouzoune (; ) is a long river in the Corrèze ''département'', south-central France. Its source is on the Plateau de Millevaches, north of ''la Rigaudie'', a hamlet in Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois. It flows generally south-southeast. It is a ri ...

flows south along the western border gathering a number of tributaries which rise in the commune before continuing south to join the

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. Numerous streams rise in the commune - mostly to join the Triouzoune - but some flow east to join the river

Diège The Diège (; ) is a long river in the Corrèze ''département'', south central France. Its source is at Saint-Setiers, on the plateau de Millevaches, in the '' parc naturel régional de Millevaches en Limousin''. It flows generally southeast. It ...

Neighbouring communes and villages

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Alleyratois'' or ''Alleyratoises'' in French. Alleyrat War Memorial

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: *A Farmhouse at La Virolle (1815) *A Farmhouse at Lespinasse (1811) *A Farmhouse at Ceppe (1859) *A Fountain (18th century) *Mills (19th century) *Farmhouses (19th century)

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: *The Church of Saint Pierre (14th century) *The Wayside Cross of Saint John (17th century) *Monumental Crosses (17th and 20th centuries) The Church of Saint Pierre contains many items that are registered as historical objects: *The Furniture in the Church *Part of the

Cenotaph A cenotaph is an empty grave, tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere or have been lost. It can also be the initial tomb for a person who has since been reinterred elsewhere. Although t ...

(Late Middle Ages) *A Bronze bell (1877) *2

Altar An altar is a table or platform for the presentation of religion, religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes. Altars are found at shrines, temples, Church (building), churches, and other places of worship. They are use ...

vases *A Processional Banner (1892) *A Processional Banner (19th century) *A Handbell (19th century) *A Sunburst

Monstrance A monstrance, also known as an ostensorium (or an ostensory), is a vessel used in Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, High Church Lutheran and Anglican churches for the display on an altar of some object of piety, such as the consecrated Eucharisti ...

(19th century) *A Sunburst

(1819-1838) *A Ciborium (1798-1809) *A

Chalice A chalice (from Latin 'cup', taken from the Ancient Greek () 'cup') is a drinking cup raised on a stem with a foot or base. Although it is a technical archaeological term, in modern parlance the word is now used almost exclusively for the ...

(19th century) *A

Paten A paten or diskos is a small plate used for the celebration of the Eucharist (as in a mass). It is generally used during the liturgy itself, while the reserved sacrament are stored in the tabernacle in a ciborium. Western usage In many Wes ...

(1798-1809) *A Bust-Reliquary: Saint Pierre (17th century) *A Statuette: Saint Pierre (18th century) *A Statuette: Virgin and child (18th century) *A Statuette: Virgin and child (18th century) *A Monumental Painting in the vault of the choir (18th century) *A Low Sideboard (18th century) *A

Pulpit A pulpit is a raised stand for preachers in a Christian church. The origin of the word is the Latin ''pulpitum'' (platform or staging). The traditional pulpit is raised well above the surrounding floor for audibility and visibility, accesse ...

(19th century) *A

Baptismal font A baptismal font is an Church architecture, ecclesiastical architectural element, which serves as a receptacle for baptismal water used for baptism, as a part of Christian initiation for both rites of Infant baptism, infant and Believer's bapti ...

(12th century) *An

and

Tabernacle According to the Hebrew Bible, the tabernacle (), also known as the Tent of the Congregation (, also Tent of Meeting), was the portable earthly dwelling of God used by the Israelites from the Exodus until the conquest of Canaan. Moses was instru ...

(18th century) *An

Retable A retable is a structure or element placed either on or immediately behind and above the altar or communion table of a church. At the minimum, it may be a simple shelf for candles behind an altar, but it can also be a large and elaborate struct ...

, and

(18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy

References

External links

Alleyrat on the National Geographic Institute website

Alleyrat on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Alleyrat'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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