Saint-Cirgues-la-Loutre

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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Cirgues-la-Loutre

(2020–2026) Aline Clavière^[1]Area

18.41 km² (7.11 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

171 • Density9.3/km² (24/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

19193 /19220

Elevation301–575 m (988–1,886 ft)
(avg. 451 m or 1,480 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Cirgues-la-Loutre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ siʁɡ la lutʁ]; Occitan: Sent Cirgues la Loira) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.

Geography

In the south of the Corrèze department, in the Xaintrie, the commune of Saint-Cirgues-la-Loutre is bordered to the south-east by the Maronne river, and crossed by its tributary the Glane d'Ancèze (or Glane de Malesse). It is bordered by Cantal and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The village of Saint-Cirgues-la-Loutre, located at the intersection of the D13 and D111 roads, is located thirteen kilometres east of Argentat. The municipality is also served by the D111E2 road.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	385	—
1968	362	−6.0%
1975	304	−16.0%
1982	267	−12.2%
1990	230	−13.9%
1999	188	−18.3%
2006	194	+3.2%
2008	196	+1.0%
2012	180	−8.2%

History

During the French Revolution, following a decree by the National Convention, the commune changed its name to Cirgue-l'Eyge.^[3] In 1919, the commune of Saint-Cirgues took the name of Saint-Cirgues-la-Loutre.^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Cirgues-la-Loutre, EHESS (in French).