Laroche-près-Feyt 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 central
France
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.
Geography
The
Chavanon
The Chavanon (; ) (also called ''la Ramade'') is a long river in the Creuse, Puy-de-Dôme, and Corrèze '' départements'', central France. Its source is in Crocq. It flows generally southeast. It is a right tributary of the Dordogne into which it ...
forms the commune's eastern boundary.
Population
Notable people
The following were born in Laroche-près-Feyt:
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Pierre Flote
Pierre Flotte or Pierre Flote (Languedoc, second half of the 13th century – Kortrijk, 11 July 1302) was a French legalist, Chancellor of France and Keeper of the Seals of Philip IV the Fair.
He was taught Roman law at the University of Mon ...
(middle of 13th century - 11 July 1302), possibly born here, Chancellor to
Philip IV, le Bel, éventuellement né à Laroche-près-Feyt.
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Pierre de Besse
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...
(1567 - 11 November 1639), preacher to
Louis XIII
Louis XIII (; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown.
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Jean-Hippolyte Michon
Jean-Hippolyte Michon (21 November 1806 – 8 May 1881) was a French priest, an archaeologist, and the founder of graphology.
Born in Laroche-près-Feyt, department of Corrèze, he studied in Angoulême and at the seminary in Église Saint-Sulpi ...
(1806-1881), priest, archaeologist, inventor of
graphology
Graphology is the analysis of handwriting in an attempt to determine the writer's personality traits. Its methods and conclusions are not supported by scientific evidence, and as such it is considered to be a pseudoscience.
Graphology has been ...
.
See also
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Communes of the Corrèze department
The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Corrèze department of France
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References
Communes of Corrèze
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