Le Vigen

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Luc Bonnet^[1]Area29.51 km² (11.39 sq mi)Population2,280 • Density77/km² (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation220–423 m (722–1,388 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Vigen (French pronunciation: [lə viʒˈɑ̃]; Occitan: Lo Vijan) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.

Geography

The village lies on the right bank of the Briance, which flows westward through the commune.

History

The village is said to be the place where Saint Thillo (c. 608–702) died. The church of Saint Mathurin was later built over the oratory where the saint died, although no trace of the oratory has survived.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,044	—
1975	1,055	+0.15%
1982	1,263	+2.60%
1990	1,550	+2.59%
1999	1,704	+1.06%
2007	2,032	+2.22%
2012	2,051	+0.19%
2017	2,171	+1.14%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Vienne department

References